as in base
a place from which an advance (as for military operations) is made
don't let the opposing team push us back down the field and gain a foothold
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Recent Examples of foothold
Musk’s many businesses, including Tesla, have footholds in both the U.S. and China.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Population control, which sadly includes cormorant culls, has allowed the tree canopy to rebound and at-risk plant species to gain a foothold, but cormorant consensus has been difficult to find.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 23 June 2025
For the first time, exoskeleton technology is gaining traction and finding a strong foothold among individuals who want to walk and hike more, but could use that extra little push.
—Borislav "bobby" Marinov, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Russell was plenty involved Saturday as Real Salt Lake found a foothold in the game deep into the first half.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2025
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Population control, which sadly includes cormorant culls, has allowed the tree canopy to rebound and at-risk plant species to gain a foothold, but cormorant consensus has been difficult to find.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 23 June 2025
For the first time, exoskeleton technology is gaining traction and finding a strong foothold among individuals who want to walk and hike more, but could use that extra little push.
—Borislav "bobby" Marinov, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Russell was plenty involved Saturday as Real Salt Lake found a foothold in the game deep into the first half.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foothold
Noun
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This heady pick is grounded in pink pepper and sugar, laced with cashmere, and dries down to a soft vanilla-sandalwood base.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
15 July 2025
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This mechanical demand helps establish a more stable base of institutional investors.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Green Bay’s first training camp practice is July 23.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Keeping that in mind, the Bills have now been urged to consider a major wide receiver trade ahead of training camp beginning.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Since its launch, the CUDA ecosystem has created an impenetrable fortress of developer lock-in that competitors have failed to breach despite years of effort.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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City Hall, Albany—these have been fortresses of political entrenchment for a century.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
25 June 2025
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“Foothold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foothold. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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