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Examples of baseline in a Sentence
The experiment is meant only to provide a baseline for other studies.
any year or event we use as the baseline for the Renaissance is going to be at least somewhat arbitrary
Recent Examples of baseline from the Web
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Discretionary spending under the CBO baseline is going up about $300 billion over the next ten years.
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Discretionary spending under the CBO baseline is going up about $300 billion over the next ten years.
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The Cavs also screen on the baseline or high post off the ball and slide shooters behind them with the defense preoccupied with James.
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The Jazz have the more trustworthy baseline, but the Thunder have more dangerous potential.
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This year Democrats have been outperforming the partisan baseline in special elections by double-digits.
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In the opening ceremony, the players lined up along the baselines.
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That was on display Sunday, as well, as Redick constantly drove to the baseline only to then pass the ball away ... and then move some more to get open for his own shot.
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Ostapenko chased down a drop shot and punched it back, but Stephens stretched near the baseline to hit a forehand volley cross-court for a winner.
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First Known Use of baseline
circa 1556
baseline Synonyms
Synonyms
alpha, beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, day one, genesis, get-go (also git-go), inception, incipience, incipiency, kickoff, launch, morning, nascence, nascency, onset, outset, start, threshold;
Antonyms
close, conclusion, end, ending, omega;
Near Antonyms
cessation, closing, closure, completion, finale, finish, period, stop, termination, windup;
Related Words
drawing board, first base, ground zero, square one;
creation, founding, inauguration, initiation, institution, origination;
cradle, fountain, fountainhead, germ, origin, root, seedbed, source, spring, well, wellspring;
BASELINE Defined for English Language Learners
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: information that is used as a starting point by which to compare other information
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: a line at either end of the playing area in games like basketball and tennis
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baseball : either one of the lines that lead from home plate to first base and third base
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