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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His home base for the past several decades has been in Los Angeles, with the actor among the many celebrities who had to evacuate their homes due to the wildfires earlier this year.
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EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Ensuring that your own home base is secured before reaching out to other teams is a crucial first step.
—Bihag Karnani, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Today, the heavy-equipment maker that defined Peoria for decades is celebrating its 100th anniversary at its new home base outside Dallas.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Instead, make the northern town of Healdsburg your home base for the weekend.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 29 July 2025
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EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Ensuring that your own home base is secured before reaching out to other teams is a crucial first step.
—Bihag Karnani, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Today, the heavy-equipment maker that defined Peoria for decades is celebrating its 100th anniversary at its new home base outside Dallas.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Instead, make the northern town of Healdsburg your home base for the weekend.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 29 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 29 Aug. 2025.
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