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as in underside
the side or part facing downward from something
that side of the shelf is supposed to be the bottom, so turn it over before you assemble the bookcase
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as in foot
the lowest part, place, or point
sliding all the way to the bottom of the snow-covered slope
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as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
the baby fell backwards onto her bottom
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as in boat
a small buoyant structure for travel on water
the cargo will be carried by a local bottom
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as in depth
the lowest point or level
when profits hit bottom the company was forced to declare bankruptcy
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as in basis
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
the bottom of his thesis is the assumption that people are fundamentally good
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as in lower
of, relating to, or located at the bottom
was sitting on the bottom step of the stairway
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Recent Examples of bottom
Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The Martian initially stayed in the game and ran after a check from a Yankees trainer and Aaron Boone, but he was replaced by Max Schuemann in left field to start the bottom of the frame.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
Sprinkle half of the grated Gruyère over the bottom half of the rolls.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Thanks for reading to the very bottom of the Win Column.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The Martian initially stayed in the game and ran after a check from a Yankees trainer and Aaron Boone, but he was replaced by Max Schuemann in left field to start the bottom of the frame.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Lowe, Travis d’Arnaud and Frazier – the bottom three hitters in the order – started the second inning with three straight hits.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
Sprinkle half of the grated Gruyère over the bottom half of the rolls.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom
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As VideoCardz reports, this reduces material usage, making the boards cheaper to produce, and also has the nice-to-have benefit of making the underside of the motherboards far less sharp, hopefully leading to fewer nicked fingers.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
27 Apr. 2026
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At ground level, the building feels almost improbably large, much of its underside shaded.—
Ariana Marsh,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Pistons punched back with a 20-5 run as the Magic at one point missed 13 straight shots from the floor.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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That screening takes place one floor above the ballroom entrance.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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The orders, which were issued by third district court commissioner Russell Minas, are in place for three years and require Paul and Mortensen to stay at least 100 feet away from each other.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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According to investigators, Anderson stands at about 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs approximately 220 pounds.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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My cheeks reddened like spring blossoms in the air.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Declan Rice puffed his cheeks out for what could have been a world-record attempt in cheek-puffing.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes a person opens the top of their skull to reach inside; in her painting Threading the Story Through the Eye of a Needle (circa 1974), a hand pulls a line of thread through a pupil, towing two tiny people in a boat, suggesting both sight and an idea made manifest.—
Nicole Rudick,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Where traditional sonars read down, underneath the boat, FFS reads sideways.—
Mike McFeely,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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But within Seattle’s defense — a unit built on balance, depth and consistent pressure — his role still mattered.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Max is one of the great composers of our time, and his work has a depth and emotional truth that has the potential to break our hearts.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Littell loaded the bases with one out in the fourth.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Rambus reported a first-quarter operating margin of 42%, on an adjusted basis, which was lower than the 46% reported in the year-ago period.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.—
Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2024
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Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
19 June 2023
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“Bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottom. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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