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
Cam Heide hits his first basket of the game, and his baseline 3 gives Texas its first double-digit lead.
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
Kuminga briefly sat down in a courtside chair on the baseline before getting up and walking to the free throw line.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
True to our expert’s praise, my hair felt noticeably softer than my naturally textured, wavy baseline after the first use.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
The freshman missed his first shot, a 3-point attempt, but made a pull-up jumper along the right baseline for his first collegiate points.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
Kuminga briefly sat down in a courtside chair on the baseline before getting up and walking to the free throw line.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
True to our expert’s praise, my hair felt noticeably softer than my naturally textured, wavy baseline after the first use.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
The freshman missed his first shot, a 3-point attempt, but made a pull-up jumper along the right baseline for his first collegiate points.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseline
Noun
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That’s been around since the beginning of time.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Banfield's at-times tense testimony comes after his attorney scrutinized the county's investigation into the defendant, arguing that officials, almost since the beginning, forced a theory that the husband had catfished and killed his wife, and ignored evidence that undermined that conclusion.—
OLIVIA DIAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Rose finished birdie-birdie on the South Course in La Jolla, completing a round that began with a strong start.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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To this day, artists who get their start at the Sundance Institute and at the film festival go on to shape storytelling, independent cinema, and our collective culture.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
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Initially, the onset is usually marked by workers or unemployed, dissatisfied, striking and/or disaffected rioters in the streets.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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However, Milford and other shoreline towns began facing an onset of more frequent and intense storms in 2011 during Tropical Storm Irene.—
Maleena Muzio,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
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Since its inception in 2006, the Gala has raised more than $26 million, with beneficiaries including the Jackson Memorial Foundation Angels benefiting Holtz Children’s Hospital; SafeSpace; Dedication to Community; Home Strong; the American Cancer Society, and others.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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Sacerio succeeds Heather Kadin, who joined the Scripted Television division of Range Studios at its inception in the Spring of 2022, and has recently transitioned to independent producing, including as an EP on a forthcoming Apple series based on the Joona Linna novels by Lars Kepler.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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Microsoft Research announced Rho-alpha in late January 2026, positioning it as an early foundation model for bimanual robotic manipulation and inviting organizations to an Early Access Program, with broader availability via Microsoft Foundry planned later.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The milk thistle extract and alpha lipoic acid could make the supplement more effective.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Still, none of these details have stopped Shetty’s ascent; just this past year, the podcast host wrapped a North American tour, gave a commencement speech at Princeton University, and brought his tea brand to Whole Foods nationwide.—
Alexa Lee,
STAT,
27 Jan. 2026
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Wallace gave a commencement speech for the ages, but homily was not his métier.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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No Man's Sky's dogfighting model is notable for its shift from the simple, arcade combat present at launch to the more advanced systems in the game now.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The company said that many of its partners have notched significant launch milestones with their respective rockets in the past year.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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Brazile reached the 1,000-point threshold during the game and is averaging 16 points per game this season.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Jan. 2026
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Above some critical energy threshold, interactions between those photons and a cosmic ray will be energetic enough that additional particles, like pions, will spontaneously be created.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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