BASELINES Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

baselines

noun

plural of baseline

as in beginnings

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 baselines Compared to their 2019 baselines, the Americas and Southeast Asia regions fully recovered and improved their performance, with Southeast Asia recording the strongest gains. — Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 It should also be compared against simpler baselines like conventional simulators. — ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026 That instant readout traces back to 1991, when IBM first brought serve-speed radar to the Championships, planting radar guns behind the baselines. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 9 July 2026 Among the highlights are a 51 percent reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity and a 13 percent reduction in energy intensity compared to FY2011 baselines. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 July 2026 Pictures of the Charlotte Hornets’ all-time franchise leader in points hang from the ceiling along one of the baselines of the host of basketball and volleyball courts. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026 Using per-game instead of per-60 baselines while adding extensive adjustments for quality of competition, teammates and pace has brought every player’s value much closer to conventional wisdom. — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 26 June 2026 The system aggregates sensor readings, analyzes trends, compares current measurements with historical baselines, and flags anomalies that may indicate emerging failures. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026 Optical interferometers were invented more than a century ago, but orchestrating and combining signals from multiple telescopes across long baselines has proved much harder to accomplish with visible light compared to the relative ease of working in radio waves. — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 27 May 2026

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Following its beginnings in 2008, Holland Cooper is approaching its 20th anniversary.

— Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
From its beginnings as a form, the novel has dealt with love and hate, war and peace, courage and cowardice, boredom and catastrophe.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of beginnings

Noun

In the past few years, Underwood has come to realize that a bunch of barking alphas may not, in fact, be the best way to build a successful pack.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
As a ballplayer, Kent was as irascible as Bonds; the two alphas reportedly brawled behind clubhouse doors, and famously clashed in the dugout during a 2002 game, when Bonds lunged for Kent’s throat and pushed him against the wall.

— Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025

Definition of alphas

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Experts said the second earthquake began before the first had even ended, with the two onsets separated by just 39 seconds.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 26 June 2026
Anxiety disorders can persist into adulthood, particularly those disorders with early onsets and those that are left untreated.

— Elana Bernstein, The Conversation, 13 May 2022

Definition of onsets

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Medicaid recipients can earn no more than 138% of the federal poverty limit, or about $22,000 for an individual, though some states that did not expand the program to low-income adults have lower income thresholds.

— Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
This is similar to the conditional logic of paths, but the difference here is that filters are firm thresholds a Zap must meet, not multiple options.

— Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026

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