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
Future experiments, including the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) in the US and Japan’s Hyper-Kamiokande, are expected to build on this foundation and offer even longer baselines and more powerful detectors to trace how neutrinos shift flavors across greater distances.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Metabolic tests can be helpful baselines to assess your risk of developing all sorts of conditions, including heart disease.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025
Risk-mapping across business units, reassessing compliance as a governance responsibility, and exploring voluntary certifications or alliances establish new baselines for trust and safety.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
By establishing baselines of normal network behavior, anomalies become immediately apparent, enabling rapid threat investigation.
—Douglas Murray, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
When play resumed in the third quarter, the clocks at the top of the backboard were back in working condition, and the reserve equipment on the baselines were taken back into storage.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
On court, Annie and Helen spray their shots with unrestrained ferocity, aiming not for the baselines but for each other’s torsos.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Last year, Beijing released a list of 16 base points connected by straight baselines around Scarborough Shoal, an atoll that China seized from the Philippines in a 2012 standoff.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
This includes population baselines that need to be maintained in specific bear management units for regulated hunting to continue.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2025
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Metabolic tests can be helpful baselines to assess your risk of developing all sorts of conditions, including heart disease.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025
Risk-mapping across business units, reassessing compliance as a governance responsibility, and exploring voluntary certifications or alliances establish new baselines for trust and safety.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
By establishing baselines of normal network behavior, anomalies become immediately apparent, enabling rapid threat investigation.
—Douglas Murray, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
When play resumed in the third quarter, the clocks at the top of the backboard were back in working condition, and the reserve equipment on the baselines were taken back into storage.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
On court, Annie and Helen spray their shots with unrestrained ferocity, aiming not for the baselines but for each other’s torsos.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Last year, Beijing released a list of 16 base points connected by straight baselines around Scarborough Shoal, an atoll that China seized from the Philippines in a 2012 standoff.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
This includes population baselines that need to be maintained in specific bear management units for regulated hunting to continue.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baselines
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This is a year of new beginnings and adventures!—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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In straightforward and compelling prose, Sammy, then 40, tells the story of his vaudeville beginnings, his growth as an entertainer, and his movement through America.—
Questlove,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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The cash payments have also led to higher birth weights and longer breastfeeding periods for babies, the Bridge Project says, both of which signal healthier starts to a child's life.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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The workout flurry comes while the Bears sit at one of their better starts (5-3) and navigate a crucial midseason stretch — one in which maintaining a steady run game will be important to protect QB Caleb Williams and an evolving offense.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Starvation can occur long before famine is declared Because all three thresholds must be met to trigger a famine designation, many people may be starving well before phase five is reached.—
Nurith Aizenman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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One is a further extension of the freeze in the thresholds at which people begin to pay the basic and higher rates of income tax.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Baselines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baselines. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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