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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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And Virginia is ground zero for the buildout of those power-hungry data centers.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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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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The system adapts to tone and intent without forcing app switching or blank-page starts.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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Multiple King of Fire, which got its start as a food truck and expanded to a permanent space in uptown Charlotte, plans to open a 3,484-square-foot space at CrossRidge Center across the border in Indian Land, South Carolina.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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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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The program, plagued from the outset by cost overruns and delays, was paused by the ICC at the end of 2023 to conduct an investigation into the best path forward after the surcharge expired.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Indeed, cash is needed all the more at the outset of a new geopolitical upheaval.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2026
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The Kings came back to cut the deficit to four on a baseline jumper by LaVine, but the Timberwolves responded with an 11-0 run to take a 60-45 lead.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Arkansas’ last attempt, with four seconds left out of a baseline inbounds pass, was a deep Brazile three-pointer that missed the rim entirely.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 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 9 Jan. 2026.
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