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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Second City Works has become a centerpiece of Second City’s business, which, under the ownership of Strauss Zelnick’s private equity firm ZMC, has already expanded to include new improv training facilities and theaters in New York and Toronto, alongside their Chicago home base.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Your home base and inner world call out for attention.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Our poolside cabana became a home base.
—Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
Not far away is the home base of Arbutus, founded by Vancouver native Sebastian Cowan in 2009.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Your home base and inner world call out for attention.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Our poolside cabana became a home base.
—Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
Not far away is the home base of Arbutus, founded by Vancouver native Sebastian Cowan in 2009.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Oct. 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 28 Oct. 2025.
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