foundation
noun
the basis or groundwork of anything.
foundationally
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a word derived from
foundation.
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a word derived from
foundational.
foundationaladjectiveof or relating to the basis or groundwork on which something rests or is built; needing to be understood or established at the beginning.
Example Sentences
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Not least, and perhaps foundationally, she was grateful and kind—to myriad people, in all situations, private and public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
You’re right that I’m describing the labor issue that falls out of the way that AI is being sold, but I think more foundationally is the material, financial basis for the AI bubble.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
More foundationally, Frank saw science as a part of common culture far more deeply embedded in people than nearly always transient geopolitical conflicts.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 10, 2023
It doesn’t even pass their radar that this history is still echoing with us today, which is why it’s just so foundationally important that Justice Jackson is using her voice this way.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2023
“There’s other ways to hold people to account — life without the possibility of parole being foundationally one of them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2022
