Underpinning

Synonyms for "underpinning" (50 found)

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Translations

3 translations across 3 languages.

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French

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  • soubassement noun (a support or foundation of a structure)

German

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  • Untermauerung noun (a support or foundation of a structure)

Polish

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  • podmurówka noun (a support or foundation of a structure)

Sample sentences

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In his own farewell address, George Washington wrote that self-government is the underpinning of our safety, prosperity, and liberty, but "from different causes and from different quarters much pains will be taken…to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth."

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This house's underpinning is not up to standard.

Source: wiktionary

Released were two singles that went nowhere fast; the third, "Early Morning Love" (#68, 1974), was a teasing male fantasy with a folkie feel and countrified pedal-steel guitar underpinnings.

Source: wiktionary

I would like to know more about the underpinning of this political theory.

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