- plural of underpinning.
underpinnings
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Christine Idzelis looked into the broad underpinnings of value stocks’ resurgence, which can set up a longer-term period of outperformance.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
“Come Inside” and “Lost Horizon” are catchy rockers with slightly trippy philosophical underpinnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
He charms the staff with his knowledge of these obscure machines – pointing out the bellows that power a church organ, and the pneumatic underpinnings of a piano roll player.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
"Our study reveals unique biological underpinnings of mental health that are often obscured by broad diagnostic categories."
From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026
In a 2012 study, Patil et al. examined the neural underpinnings of musical timbre in order to understand the underlying processes of timbre recognition.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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