as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits
a naked fundament was clearly visible for an instant in the movie
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Recent Examples of fundament
Along with the running debate over the Fed-economy interplay, the bull-bear argument over the fundaments of the AI-investment blitz will simply be with us indefinitely.
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Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
15 Nov. 2025
Here’s an interesting resource from Selmer Bringsjord and Konstantine Arkoudas at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY, talking in 2007 about the fundament of AI research.
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John Werner,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
15 Nov. 2025
Here’s an interesting resource from Selmer Bringsjord and Konstantine Arkoudas at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY, talking in 2007 about the fundament of AI research.
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John Werner,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fundament
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Then there’s heated handlebars and seats, floorboards, highway pegs, brake and gear-lever pads, heel-shifter, and the King Tour-Pak, like the Street Glide Limited above.
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As of July 2, some of the best resale seats for marquee knockout matches were listed for roughly $20,000 on StubHub.
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Sometimes there is a fine line between being a hero or a bum, but Dave has been able to negotiate that line, because players trust him, and the players know that Dave cares about them and their families.
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Designed with a plunging neckline, modest bum coverage, and compressive fabric with UPF 50 sun protection, the elegant silhouette offers rich-girl vacation energy that could easily double as a bodysuit with shorts.
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Ironically, though, her flushed and rosy cheeks were created with two shades of the Beauty Pie Supercheek Cream Blush — one of which was in her iconic color palette, while the other was actually — gasp!
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His cheeks and hands were flushed pink with blood beneath the skin.
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The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan's backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water.
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Some common options for hanging pots include succulents like burro's tail or string of pearls, trailing lantana, and trailing verbena.
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This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.
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Other highlights include aged Scottsdale pork cutlet, blue eye trevalla, and wild clover lamb rump.
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Nineteen cannons discovered at the bottom of the Savannah River were unveiled Thursday as a part of a new exhibit at the Savannah History Museum.
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The Mets rank toward the bottom of the league in every offensive category.
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Gordon and Madueke worked well in the Croatia win because England faced high-pressing opposition and wanted runners in-behind, especially with Kane’s passing range and space to play into.
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Green Dot has been handed a new group of far-behind students every single year.
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Scorpions are armed with dual front pincers (technically known as chelae or pedipalp appendages) and a venom-injecting telson, or stinger, on the posterior of their tail.
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The attached marathon seasons, compressed offseasons and challenging schedules that came with that stature also included generally being relegated to the posterior of the draft.
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“Fundament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fundament. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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