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
Going for broke from behind the baseline when in trouble generally gives an opponent a kill shot.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 June 2025
For now, the status quo remains, with a 10% baseline on most foreign trade partners, 25% on Canada and Mexico, and 20% on China.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Officials in Taipei have also been rattled by the collapse of U.S. support for Ukraine, as well as the threat of steep tariffs on Taiwan’s exports, which Trump has set at 32% in addition to a 10% baseline.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 30 May 2025
Among the levies Trump has imposed is a 10% baseline tariff for most imports and a 30% tariff on most Chinese goods.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 June 2025
For now, the status quo remains, with a 10% baseline on most foreign trade partners, 25% on Canada and Mexico, and 20% on China.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Officials in Taipei have also been rattled by the collapse of U.S. support for Ukraine, as well as the threat of steep tariffs on Taiwan’s exports, which Trump has set at 32% in addition to a 10% baseline.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 30 May 2025
Among the levies Trump has imposed is a 10% baseline tariff for most imports and a 30% tariff on most Chinese goods.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseline
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At the beginning of the 2022—2023 school year, Luis Hinojosa was appointed as the principal of Pitcher Elementary School, according to court documents.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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But at the beginning of Jonathan Tropper’s Your Friends and Neighbors, he’s fired from his job and divorced from his wife.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Despite a tentative start, shale gas is now a growing part of the plan.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Rodón has also been going deeper into games, averaging over six innings per start.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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Making moves after learning is just as critical as learning from the onset.—
FNU Anupama,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Alex’s attorney, Jim Griffin, revealed that the grieving husband and father was considered a person of interest from the onset of the authorities’ investigation into the murders.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The researchers analyzed the signals collected from each subject, which included delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma EEG band powers.—
Paul McClure
May 29,
New Atlas,
29 May 2025
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The real alpha in the next decade will be generated not just by optimizing businesses but by building them differently—by successfully synthesizing venture speed, entrepreneurial energy and private equity discipline within these new, technologically enabled platform models.—
Mitt Mehta,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Since its inception, 189 designers have received mentoring and a total of more than $7.7 million in support.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
3 June 2025
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Mulaney, a longtime fan who had listened to the podcast since its inception, repeatedly congratulated Maron on making the choice to go out on his own terms.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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As commencement ceremonies celebrate the promise of a new generation of graduates, one question looms: will AI make their education pointless?—
Erik Otárola-Castillo,
Time,
7 June 2025
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In a commencement ceremony in the Mustang Field, families and friends cheered as the graduates walked across the stage, marking the end of their high school careers and the beginning of their bright futures.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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SpaceX's broadband internet constellation grew again today (May 31), with the launch of 27 satellites into Earth orbit.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
31 May 2025
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As a result, the surface of the land and sea is an open book that anyone with an internet connection can read to the point where the embarrassing launch failure of a North Korean frigate is instantly world news instead of a vague rumor.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2025
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Firstly, several Russian pundits have commented on how Ukraine’s destruction of a significant number of Russian strategic nuclear bombers may be interpreted as breaching Moscow’s legal nuclear threshold.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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And Scoring: Assign risk scores to transactions, accounts and customers, adjusting thresholds based on emerging trends.—
Ravi Gedela,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Baseline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseline. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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