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
By establishing baselines of normal network behavior, anomalies become immediately apparent, enabling rapid threat investigation.
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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
The framework will establish clear baselines and success metrics to provide consistency and clarity on outcomes for participants and brands.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
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
The framework will establish clear baselines and success metrics to provide consistency and clarity on outcomes for participants and brands.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baselines
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But in the end, her chilling ode to the beginnings of her romance with Joe Alwyn won out.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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Opal symbolizes clarity, new beginnings, healing, and emotional equilibrium.—
Lian Brooks,
Glamour,
3 Oct. 2025
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Rush has had 14 career starts (eight last year with Dallas) and is good enough to play a do-no-harm role as team ups the workload for Derrick Henry.—
Greg Cote
October 2,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Still, Carr has just four starts to his name.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Oct. 2025
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Still, such investment thresholds can be beneficial for both advisor and consumer, said Caro.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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The nonprofit set up a series of decibel readers throughout downtown to count how many times the sound level exceeded the thresholds covered by the city’s noise ordinance.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Baselines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baselines. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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