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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For a comfortable place to set up home base in the heart of all the action, snag a room at the Courtyard Port St. Lucie Tradition, which is conveniently located in easy walking distance to all the shops, restaurants, trails, parks, and gorgeous greenspaces of the Tradition community.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
The musician’s home base, the U.K., will screen the release in 150 theaters.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
The clinic, which had previously been operating in stealth mode from its home base in San Francisco’s Bay Area, wants to separate itself from both standard medical experiences and other concierge wellness programs.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
Without a home base, the ministry has been holding its Tagalog language classes over Zoom and traditional Filipino cooking classes in home kitchens.
—Emilie Takahashi, Oc Register, 22 July 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
The musician’s home base, the U.K., will screen the release in 150 theaters.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
The clinic, which had previously been operating in stealth mode from its home base in San Francisco’s Bay Area, wants to separate itself from both standard medical experiences and other concierge wellness programs.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
Without a home base, the ministry has been holding its Tagalog language classes over Zoom and traditional Filipino cooking classes in home kitchens.
—Emilie Takahashi, Oc Register, 22 July 2025
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 20 Aug. 2025.
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