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Recent Examples of first base
The Toronto Blue Jays waved him to first base four times and walked him once unintentionally in the final nine innings of a record-tying 18-inning game the Dodgers won.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
After a leadoff single by Bo Bichette, Daulton Varsho took a 3-and-0 pitch from Glasnow clearly above the strike zone and started to head to first base.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
There was also the problem of whether the would-be players were physically strong enough to even make it to first base.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
Clement took the ball to second base himself and whipped the ball towards first base for a would-be inning-ending double play.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
After a leadoff single by Bo Bichette, Daulton Varsho took a 3-and-0 pitch from Glasnow clearly above the strike zone and started to head to first base.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
There was also the problem of whether the would-be players were physically strong enough to even make it to first base.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
Clement took the ball to second base himself and whipped the ball towards first base for a would-be inning-ending double play.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first base
Noun
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After trying all three, stick with the one that worked best for you (or go back to drawing board).—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Winter Park is back to the drawing board in charting a path forward for its former library, which sits within shouting distance of Park Avenue.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2023
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That day Lahaina, the cultural heart of West Maui, became ground zero of America’s deadliest wildfire in more than a century.—
Josh Green,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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The last two have been described as ground zero for the devastation.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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From its beginning, the leaders of the rebellion well understood the global reach and resonance of their great struggle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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But that was the beginning of everything for both of us.—
Karen Taylor Bass,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Chasing a record 299, South Africa made a sedate start under immense pressure from medium pacer Renuka Singh.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Back in his hometown in Los Angeles for this two-game set, Jaquez continued his strong start to the season on Sunday with 31 points, eight rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Marcos showed me the Brazilian side of the falls on day one, followed by the Argentinian side the next day.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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What's on your agenda, day one?—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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This list, which includes each team’s notable free agents and option/opt-out decisions, is our attempt at taking stock of the playing field at the outset of the offseason.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The goal is to foster collaborations and investment partnerships across Taiwan’s cultural content ecosystem by connecting creators, marketing teams, production partners and investors from the outset.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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The World Health Organization has set a global target of reducing the levels of physical inactivity in adults and adolescents by 10 percent by 2025 and 15 percent by 2030, relative to the 2010 baseline.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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But the literal definition of resilience is the ability of a system to return to its original baseline after being disturbed.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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Moore delivered a commencement address at Lincoln University in Gettysburg in May, the same month Gallego and Khanna paid their own visits.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The actor previously gave a commencement speech at the college in 2021.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
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“First base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20base. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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