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
The president reacted quickly to the Supreme Court’s ruling against his International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs on Friday by imposing 10 percent universal baseline duties—a figure that was augmented to 15 percent over the weekend.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
Use this time carefully, then, and consider getting rate quotes from at least three different lenders to establish a baseline against which to compare.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Trump is implementing the new baseline duty under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which grants the president unilateral ability to impose tariffs.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
Trump is applying the new baseline tariff under Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act, which allows the president to impose tariffs for 150 days without congressional approval.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
Use this time carefully, then, and consider getting rate quotes from at least three different lenders to establish a baseline against which to compare.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Trump is implementing the new baseline duty under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which grants the president unilateral ability to impose tariffs.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
Trump is applying the new baseline tariff under Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act, which allows the president to impose tariffs for 150 days without congressional approval.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseline
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In the picture, baby Elvis is wearing a battered but jaunty felt hat, the sunshine center of a family that also, at the beginning, had nothing.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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The opening run of tracks is everything that critics have thrown at them from the beginning.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
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The final event is the women’s 50-kilometer mass start.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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In franchise history, the most games in the leadoff spot by a hitter younger than 22 were Doerr’s 86 in 1937; Anthony’s 31 (27 starts) already rank fourth in franchise history.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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In just one week, a spectacular display of orbital mechanics will be visible to billions of people across the Americas, Asia, and Oceania, as Earth's shadow sweeps across the lunar disk, triggering the onset of an awe-inspiring 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Major Arctic wildland fires delay the onset of snow cover by five days, offshore wind farms in the northern Yellow Sea stabilize ecosystems, and microplastics inhibit oceanic carbon uptake.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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According to Powerball, the jackpot has been hit almost 200 times since the lottery's inception in 1992.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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The foam slip-on, with its Swiss cheese-like cutouts and memeable sport mode strap, has been the Crocs flagship model since the brand’s inception in 2002 and makes up the biggest portion of its sales.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The game has already completed a promising public alpha.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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Options include topical or oral minoxidil, antihormonal therapies such as spironolactone (for women), or 5-alpha reductase inhibitors such as finasteride or dutasteride.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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The élite public and private universities are intentionally exclusionary, which is why seemingly every one of their commencement speakers talks about the assembled, in their caps and gowns, as the future leaders of America and the best of the best.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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These are the tentative dates, as the actual commencement date of Ramadan 2026 depends on the sighting of the moon.—
Lianna Norman,
Florida Times-Union,
13 Feb. 2026
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This would reduce weight, lower launch costs, and free up space for scientific instruments or communication payloads.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Select retailers will also sell the game during launch week, according to a Nintendo news release.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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An analysis by the Congressional Research Service last year showed more than 5 million student loan borrowers were in default and millions more were close to that threshold.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
21 Feb. 2026
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This threshold is 50 times higher than what the EPA found to be an unacceptable level of risk just last year.—
Peter Blair,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Baseline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseline. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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