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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Brendan and Jillian Bader, founders of AD PRO Directory design-build firm Modern Nest, have watched their business grow alongside the booming popularity of their home base, Scottsdale, Arizona. Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2025 The Carolina Panthers were born in 1993 and make their home base at Bank of America Stadium uptown. Katie Black, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2025 Brownstone Brooklyn, the home base of his cross-endorser, Brad Lander, went for Mamdani, as did the heavily South Asian enclaves like Ozone Park and Richmond Hill. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 25 June 2025 Monasteries have served as the home base of monks and nuns for centuries. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 June 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 12 Jul. 2025.

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