Foundation and Sequel

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Foundation noun - A public organization with a particular purpose or function.

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Sequel is an antonym for foundation.

Nearby Words: founder, founded, founding, foundationer

Sequel noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

Usage example: higher prices are a logical sequel to higher costs for manufacturers

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Foundation is an antonym for sequel in follow-up topic.

Nearby Word: sequela

better	better foundation	better sequel
original	original foundation	original sequel
proper	proper foundation	proper sequel
actual	actual foundation	actual sequel
Other adjectives: entire, real, great, main, new, possible, fictional, said, modern.

Sequel Hook: There's no telling what secrets still sleep within the ruins of the Daedalus foundation.

Source: Fanfic / Mother Of Invention
On the last page of Foundation and Earth, Isaac Asimov sets up a sequel (in a way that is somewhat difficult to summarize briefly or without massive spoilers).

Source: Sequel Hook
In Son of Rosemary — a direct sequel to the Rosemary's Baby novel, hence unrelated to the film sequel above — Satan-sired baby Andy has grown up to run a global charitable foundation, and claims to be struggling to cancel out his evil side by doing good.

Source: Anti-Antichrist

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