plinths

noun

plural of plinth
as in feet

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  1. feet
  2. pedestals
  3. stands
  4. foundations
  5. platforms
Noun
  • His second attempt rifled across the box, just over a defender’s head and onto the foot of Jhon Arias near the back post.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • As the music builds, entire sections of the crowd rise to their feet, clapping, chanting and dancing together.
    — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Definition of feet
Noun
  • In the temple's crumbling courtyard, little remains… mostly empty pedestals scattered among the Sralao trees.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • Chef Rob McDaniel is an expert at taking nostalgic Southern dishes and elevating them onto impressive new pedestals.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
Definition of pedestals
Noun
  • Tredessa Travers and her daughter, Kennedy, headed straight for water ice stands.
    — Eva Andersen, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • A couple thousand Bosnian fans, most in royal blue shirts, wedged into the south stands.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of stands
Noun
  • Their radical act wasn't to reject law, but to defend it, believing the British government had abandoned its own legal foundations.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Policymakers should treat it as a reminder that the country’s foundations are still cracking — and if the drift continues, the next rupture will be something darker.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of foundations
Noun
  • Integration is central to modern missile defense, bringing together sensors, platforms, data, and decision-making tools into a more connected digital environment.
    — Paid Content by Lockheed Martin, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • New research reveals 80% of consumers learn about brand crises on social platforms, expecting swift, transparent engagement over traditional press releases.
    — Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of platforms
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