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Recent Examples of first base
Both Murakami and Nishida are solid defensive players; with Murakami playing first base.
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Jackson Holliday reached on a single in the fifth and advanced to second after Gunnar Henderson beat out a throw to first base.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Adames gifted Arizona a free rally to start the inning by airmailing a routine throw to first base that landed in the Diamondbacks’ dugout.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
On Saturday afternoon, the Astros witnessed Chicago’s spectacular defense with Crow-Armstrong’s leaping catch into the ivy and Hoerner’s between-the-legs throw to first base.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 24 May 2026
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Jackson Holliday reached on a single in the fifth and advanced to second after Gunnar Henderson beat out a throw to first base.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Adames gifted Arizona a free rally to start the inning by airmailing a routine throw to first base that landed in the Diamondbacks’ dugout.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
On Saturday afternoon, the Astros witnessed Chicago’s spectacular defense with Crow-Armstrong’s leaping catch into the ivy and Hoerner’s between-the-legs throw to first base.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 24 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first base
Noun
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Compare that to the F-35 Lightning II, which took over 13 years to go from drawing board to first flight.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Dec. 2025
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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
Noun
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Rollins, who had been evacuated from his apartment a few blocks from ground zero, had gone ahead with the concert at the urging of his wife and manager, Lucille.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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Rollins, who had been evacuated from his apartment a few blocks from ground zero, had gone ahead with the concert at the urging of his wife and manager, Lucille.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 May 2026
Noun
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City Councilors Ed Flynn and Erin Murphy began raising the issue at the beginning of this month, and saw their resolution calling on the mayor to restore the cut backed, by an 11-0 vote, by the City Council.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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Lewis will be eligible to return to the major league roster for the beginning of a three-game series against the White Sox that starts Monday at Target Field.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Castro hit 2 for 5, recording a multi-hit game for the fifth time in his last six starts.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Brought in to protect a two-run lead in the eighth inning, Scott gave up three runs, including two on a home run by Edmundo Sosa, erasing an excellent start from Roki Sasaki and ending the Dodgers’ six-game winning streak with a 4-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
31 May 2026
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My life experience and my journey as a city employee over the past decades have prepared me to serve District 7 effectively from day one.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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E-commerce companies have been dealing with this tension with shippers since day one.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Noun
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This argument, too, has been there since the outset, when there was no data yet to refute it.—
Diana Gitig,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2026
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The firms that generate lasting, compounding wealth have often been the ones that looked, at the outset, like long shots.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Future removals, offsets, shifting baselines, and technological breakthroughs can keep many strategies plausible at once.—
London Business School,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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In this way, a single facility will combine the strong baseline power of nuclear with the flexibility of throttleable gas.—
David Szondy
May 24,
New Atlas,
24 May 2026
Noun
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La Jolla High School bid adieu to its latest batch of graduating seniors at its annual commencement ceremony May 28 at Gene Edwards Stadium on campus.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Capistrano Valley High School’s new campus stadium is completed and ready to host next week’s commencement ceremony.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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“First base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20base. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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