as in beginning
the point at which something begins
any year or event we use as the baseline for the Renaissance is going to be at least somewhat arbitrary
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Recent Examples of baseline
Alcaraz sent a forehand that would have been a winner anywhere inside the baseline long on the first, summing up his performance.
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James Hansen, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
These characters are reacting to a baseline that hasn’t been established yet, which makes their betrayals unmoored.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
The analysis combined the results from two major long-baseline experiments that send beams of muon neutrinos across hundreds of miles to distant detectors.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
That that baseline is there and then these big days really kind of draw on that and take it to new heights.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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James Hansen, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
These characters are reacting to a baseline that hasn’t been established yet, which makes their betrayals unmoored.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
The analysis combined the results from two major long-baseline experiments that send beams of muon neutrinos across hundreds of miles to distant detectors.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
That that baseline is there and then these big days really kind of draw on that and take it to new heights.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseline
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From its beginning, the leaders of the rebellion well understood the global reach and resonance of their great struggle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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But that was the beginning of everything for both of us.—
Karen Taylor Bass,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Chasing a record 299, South Africa made a sedate start under immense pressure from medium pacer Renuka Singh.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Back in his hometown in Los Angeles for this two-game set, Jaquez continued his strong start to the season on Sunday with 31 points, eight rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Beijing nearly doubled the rate of expansion at missile production sites in the two years that followed the onset of the war, according to CNN’s satellite imagery analysis of constructed floorspace.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Amid the second surge of the virus, in August 2020, the first ‘covid novel’ arrived—Ali Smith’s Summer, the last of a seasonal quartet, written during Britain’s early lockdown, which includes real-time descriptions of the pandemic’s onset.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Since its inception in 2013, the festival has taken place in Los Angeles in the fall, showcasing speculative cinema from around the globe.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Since its inception, IEEPA has been invoked 69 times, and no president has ever used it to impose tariffs.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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But what expanding microdrama companies are hoping to target is viewers’ in-between time, the passive scrolls that can be taken over by a choice ad placement or intriguing three-minute clip about a cheerleader and a hunky alpha werewolf.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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These medications are alpha blockers taken to help lower blood pressure, and the concentration of N-nitroso Prazosin impurity C exceeded FDA acceptable levels.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Moore delivered a commencement address at Lincoln University in Gettysburg in May, the same month Gallego and Khanna paid their own visits.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The actor previously gave a commencement speech at the college in 2021.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
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As for Rivian’s path to profitability, McDonough noted cost savings derived from the launch of the second-generation R1 last year, and said the company will achieve further reductions with the R2.—
Jane Thier,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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The museum’s 2025 Art+Film Gala, held Saturday beneath a crisp November sky, shimmered with sequins, many of them courtesy of Gucci, the gala’s longtime presenting sponsor since its launch in 2011.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
2 Nov. 2025
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The number is much lighter than the 20 percent threshold that had been pushed by Screen Producers Australia.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Racimo believes that focusing on temperature thresholds was a mistake from the start.—
Sophie Yeo,
The Dial,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Baseline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseline. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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