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as in basis
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
the firm belief that complete trust between partners is the base of any successful marriage
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as in camp
a place from which an advance (as for military operations) is made
the army's base of attack was kept top secret until the battle began
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as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
the base of the industry is California's Silicon Valley
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as in bottom
the lowest part, place, or point
the base of the mountain extends over a huge area make sure the base of the stove rests evenly on the floor
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as in headquarters
the place from which a commander runs operations
the army base is three miles down the road
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as in vile
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency
a base and sneaky act that is a clear violation of international law
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as in humble
showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness
their base obedience to every unprincipled action ordered by their leader
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as in predicated
to find a basis
she based her argument on careful research
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Recent Examples of base
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Boedy's critical analysis of the Seven Mountains movement, based on a view that conservative Christians should influence seven major sectors of society, and his close observation of Kirk's advocacy over the years has drawn criticism from Kirk allies.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Cronenworth extended his on-base streak to 10 games by going 1-for-4 yesterday.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Although her base salary is $950,000, the majority of her wealth is connected to the market.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Direct dating Paleontologists often estimate the age of plant and animal fossils based on sediments where the organic material was preserved.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Boedy's critical analysis of the Seven Mountains movement, based on a view that conservative Christians should influence seven major sectors of society, and his close observation of Kirk's advocacy over the years has drawn criticism from Kirk allies.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
Working with a larger data base, Klas Rönnbäck proposes an average profit rate of 14 to 15 percent for Southern slaveowners who rented out bondpeople.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Cronenworth extended his on-base streak to 10 games by going 1-for-4 yesterday.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The addition of the Warlock-like floaty jump (sorry, there are just a lot of Destiny things) is very good, as is the base level double jump all characters have.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Although her base salary is $950,000, the majority of her wealth is connected to the market.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Direct dating Paleontologists often estimate the age of plant and animal fossils based on sediments where the organic material was preserved.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for base
Noun
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The bank expects the PBOC to cut the seven-day reverse repo rate and loan prime rate by 10-basis points in the fourth quarter, along with a a 50-basis-point reduction in the reserve requirement ratio, which sets out how much cash banks must hold in reserve.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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The resolution, which outlines steps toward a two-state solution and backs a Hamas-free government for Palestine, serves as a basis for a peace plan, the Élysée Palace said in a statement on Friday.—
Tara John,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Sagapolutele won the job in fall camp and became the Golden Bears’ first true freshman starting quarterback since Jared Goff in 2013.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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These camps offer users flight experience, operational services.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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And the data center blueprints running on Omniverse provide a digital twin for the design, construction, and operation of an AI data center, or AI factory as Nvidia refers to them.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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An even bigger concern may be whether New York has an in-house center capable of filling the 3C void.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2025
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At the very least, the Red Wings won’t be pushovers at the bottom of the lineup with some great options that allow the team to play four-line hockey.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Springer should have reached base and drove in a pair of runs to give the Blue Jays the lead in the bottom of the second.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Free speech scholars maintain the most vile and reprehensible speech, including that which celebrates someone's death, is legally protected — not from the consequences meted by private employers, but from government suppression.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … INSTANT KARMA – School administrator who made vile Kirk assassination comment no longer employed.—
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FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Wilco’s prolific frontman has described his new triple LP as his humble effort to push back against the overwhelming darkness of life in the 2020s.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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Berkus uses a special ceramic jar to boost the storage of something as humble as Q-tips, for example.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The atmosphere on set was quite relaxed, because it was built on a foundation of mutual trust, which made the work go very smoothly.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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Build companies on people Capital may drive growth, but the true foundation of Campus Apartments has always been our people.—
David J. Adelman,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Overall, aspirin makes the environment more challenging for cancer to get a foothold in, particularly for people with the genetic makeup predisposed to dysregulated cell function, where cancer cell growth and division is more likely.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Sep. 2025
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This company is no stranger to burning money to gain a foothold in AI, but allowing billions of people to tinker with an expensive computer-use model might be a tough sell even for Google.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/base. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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