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off base

phrase

Synonyms of off basenext
1
: wrong, mistaken
Estimates were way off base.
2
: unawares
caught off base by the charges

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For the uninitiated, Cohan isn’t at all off base to suggest that fans drop their yearning for this particular pair of characters. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026 Once married, Sayveon moved off base to live with Jasmyne in Fayetteville. — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 20 July 2026

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