as in beginning
the point at which something begins
any year or event we use as the baseline for the Renaissance is going to be at least somewhat arbitrary
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Recent Examples of baseline
Domantas Sabonis often initiates the offense from the elbow or the top of the arc before dropping down to the baseline near the basket – an area known as the dunker spot – which allows his defender to provide paint protection.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Looking ahead, Ralph Lauren is in favor of setting rolling five-year GHG reduction milestones, with a near-term focus on its current SBTi validated 2030 goal to reduce emissions by 30 percent from the 2020 baseline.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
While pregnancy at any age sparks a host of rapid breast changes that may temporarily up your cancer risk in the few years immediately following, facing those fluctuations at age 35-plus—when your baseline susceptibility is higher simply because of age—just further raises that risk.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 1 Oct. 2025
Set a realistic baseline, monitor your urine, adjust as needed, and respect heat and activity-related limits.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Looking ahead, Ralph Lauren is in favor of setting rolling five-year GHG reduction milestones, with a near-term focus on its current SBTi validated 2030 goal to reduce emissions by 30 percent from the 2020 baseline.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
While pregnancy at any age sparks a host of rapid breast changes that may temporarily up your cancer risk in the few years immediately following, facing those fluctuations at age 35-plus—when your baseline susceptibility is higher simply because of age—just further raises that risk.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 1 Oct. 2025
Set a realistic baseline, monitor your urine, adjust as needed, and respect heat and activity-related limits.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseline
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There are few better ways to commemorate the beginning of autumn than by curling up on the couch to enjoy a movie night or start your annual Gilmore Girls rewatch.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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If Orlando pairs fierce defense with just enough scoring to get by, this could be the beginning of a special group.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Coming into the game, turnovers had fueled the Jaguars to a 3-1 start, and that was again the difference during a game in which the Chiefs outgunned Jacksonville 476-319.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Only three pitchers allowed more home runs during the regular season than Imanaga (31 over 25 starts), whose north-south approach has not been as sharp or unpredictable.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Due to Andrea Swift's health, Taylor decided not to go on a large tour for her seventh album, and then the smaller Lover Fest was canceled in 2020 with the onset of the pandemic.—
Janey Tracey,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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At the onset of Cox remarks, a minority of attendees loudly booed his presence, but the governor was able to rally applause by invoking his pleasure to be back at his alma mater.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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However, Chase is a true alpha who won the WR Triple Crown last season, and wide receiver gets murky after the new top 10.—
Dalton Del Don,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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This led to the Eggerthella discovery, as well as higher soft drink intake associated with lower alpha-diversity—a measure in the overall evenness and diversity of the gut microbiome composition—in females.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Their work has included the Locks for Children's Safety, an initiative that has distributed more than 8,600 gun locks through partnerships with state agencies since its 2024 inception, said Craig Boerner, a Vanderbilt spokesman.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Michelle Rutkowski had been part of the popular Milwaukee alternative-rock radio station from its inception in 2006 until its final days this September.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Help not wanted A graduating student of the City College of New York wears a message on his cap during the College's commencement ceremony in the Harlem section of Manhattan.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Huang recounted during a commencement speech at the California Institute of Technology last year.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Since its launch, the Zeekr 001 has remained the brand’s flagship model and primary sales driver, setting the standard for performance, technology, and innovation within Zeekr’s lineup.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
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Pioneering sneaker boutique Undefeated is following up the launch of one of 2025’s biggest collaborations, the return of its 2005 Air Jordan 4, with a brand new project that references another one of its classic releases.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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This threshold kills some types of commercial crops and residential plants, while temperatures below 28 degrees for an extended period of time can kill most types of commercial crops and residential plants, NWS says.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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How close will the Giants get to the payroll tax threshold?—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Baseline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseline. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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