laying the cornerstone
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
monument · masonry · trowel · mortar · plaque · construction · beginning · establishment · ritual · edifice · civic · marble · granite · time capsule · dignitaries · ribbon · architects · legacy
project lifecycle stage
laying the cornerstonededication ceremony
Formal opening celebration
grand opening · finishing touches · topping out · final inspection · unveiling
construction/creation vs. destruction
laying the cornerstonedemolition
Deliberate structural destruction
tearing down · razing · wrecking · dismantling · bulldozing
commitment/initiative
laying the cornerstonepulling the plug
Ending something definitively
canceling · shelving · walking away · giving up · mothballing