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basis

noun

ˈbā-səs

Definition of basis

as in foundation

an immaterial thing upon which something else rests the sole basis for the rumor is someone's overactive imagination

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Recent Examples of basis Iran retaliated immediately by attacking American bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq on a scale not seen since the Vietnam War. — Justin Fishel, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 Many of them are military police and are mostly trained to enforce military law and defend military bases, vastly different training than Memphis police receive. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 That has huge consequences for government tax bases, EY-Parthenon Chief Economist Gregory Daco wrote recently. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 He’s also pushed to make sure The Gilded Age returned with new seasons as soon as was reasonable (those fancy parties and elaborate sets take time) and is looking to return Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on an annual basis. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for basis

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The brand built its foundation in rock ‘n’ roll under founding designers Stuart Trevor and Kait Bolongaro in 1994.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
Terps football player Zion Elee and his family delivered about 300 backpacks Monday as part of a foundation effort that has distributed roughly 750 across the Baltimore area.

— Michael Howes, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of foundation

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In the early ‘60s, the Tower Theater’s films entertained Cuban refugees and introduced them to American culture, making the theater a cultural cornerstone for the local Cuban community.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy.

— Kica Matos, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

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Scientists who studied satellite images said bedrock underneath a glacier high in the Himalayan region had collapsed, taking part of the glacier with it.

— Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
This is the political bedrock of that, and people are just tired of the massive Hindu-Muslim-who-is-to-be-hated sentiment.

— Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

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