home base

noun

1
: the place in which someone or something lives or operates
The company's home base is in New York.
She returned to her home base after a long month of traveling.
2
baseball : the base that a runner must touch in order to score
The runner was tagged out at home base.

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Production runs from a Los Angeles home base plus two traveling studios that move to the best matches each day, borrowing the fanfest grammar of Big Noon Kickoff. Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 But, for the past couple of weeks, his home base has been in Overland Park. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026 According to the outlet, the couple made Utah their official home base in 2012 after previously splitting their time between there and Los Angeles. Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 The Asian nation has been rapidly expanding outside of its home base to flood markets with more affordable, subsidized vehicles in South America and Europe. Michael Wayland, CNBC, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for home base

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“Home base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20base. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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