1
as in low
belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank
in the Middle Ages, a baseborn person simply had to accept his or her station in life
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as in illegitimate
born to a father and mother who are not married
a baseborn child who rose to prominence in 19th-century London society
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Adjective
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The report said that water storage in Washington’s five reservoirs in the Yakima River Basin has dropped sharply, bringing levels, at times, to some of the lowest measured since record-keeping started in 1971.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025 -
The ultra-low-cost model clearly isn't providing customer satisfaction, even if the fares look cheap.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The play’s serious depiction of class politics and illegitimate birth were considered shocking by contemporary audiences.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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After the death of Stebbins (Garrett Wareing), the Major’s illegitimate son, Ray and Pete are the only Long Walkers left.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Below that sits the pedestrian CLK 500 and plebeian CLK 350.—
Jeremy Korzeniewski,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
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Across the lake, on the plebeian side, up the shoreline a mile or so, in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach, stand twin 32-story towers dubbed Trump Plaza of the Palm Beaches.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Even a humble vape pen could serve a website until too many curious visitors try to connect.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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Don’t include the humble brags.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This is an ignoble plan that cites dubious science while elevating the entertainment of a handful of hunters over the revulsion of most Floridians.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2025
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My focus is down to the ignoble little health annoyances that seem to cap and even eclipse a major setback.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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Ser Luthor Largent is introduced as a lowborn knight and office on the City Watch.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Often described as the lowborn son of a blacksmith, he was born around 1485 in Putney, a village west of the City of London.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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More to Explore By documenting lushly hirsute Japanese officials alongside their beardless counterparts, portraiture preserved a photographic record of colonial subjects’ visibly inferior status.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Sep. 2025
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As with many imitations, attempting to replicate something often results in an inferior copy.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Designers are also utilizing unwashed denim in fresh new ways.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Sep. 2025
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Use them immediately, or freeze them unwashed in a resealable plastic bag to use later.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Baseborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseborn. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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