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Recent Examples of first base
Andruw Monasterio took over at first base for the bottom of the frame.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
The Braves challenged, and the call was overturned when the replay showed the throw from shortstop Dubón landing in Olson's glove just before Edwards' cleats landed on first base for the third out.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Castellanos has started at first base, right field and left field.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
When someone else won the job to play first base regularly, Claeson got sent down.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
The Braves challenged, and the call was overturned when the replay showed the throw from shortstop Dubón landing in Olson's glove just before Edwards' cleats landed on first base for the third out.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Castellanos has started at first base, right field and left field.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
When someone else won the job to play first base regularly, Claeson got sent down.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first base
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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
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In the original state of nature, ground zero of social contract theory, a group of people would come together to decide on the principles that would permit them to live together in an orderly community.—
George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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Borough officials call that spot ground zero for extreme erosion, after major chunks of the beach were wiped away.—
Sean Tallant,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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At least 126 solar projects proposed since the beginning of 2024 are awaiting regulatory approval, according to a Grist and AP analysis of the latest information developers supplied to the Energy Information Administration.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Since the beginning of the season, an orange traffic cone has been a constant presence inside the Pirates dugout.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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As a rookie in 2025, Sanoja made 26 starts at third base, 20 starts at second base, 16 in left field, 10 in center field and nine at shortstop.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Aledo got off to a fast start with six runs in the first inning, and after a two-run second inning, ended the game early with seven runs in the third.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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Holding a Capital Markets Day in Florence, Gucci’s home city, was on his mind since day one.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2026
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Another Buckeye that will be fighting the positional value rhetoric on draft night, Sonny Styles could be a day one off-ball linebacker in the Christian Parker defensive scheme while also serving as the lead communicator and wearing the green dot on his helmet as a rookie.—
Nick Harris
April 16,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2026
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From the outset, this was never championship or bust, but rather more a year to cleanse the stench of last season’s playoff-opening rout at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the most lopsided series loss in NBA postseason history.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Two of the sources told CNN the approval was kept quiet to avoid international criticism against the backdrop of surging settler violence toward Palestinians in the West Bank since the outset of the Iran war.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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But Knicks forward Mikal Bridges missed a potential game-winning midrange baseline jumper as time expired.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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That baseline is harder to pin down in 2026.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Apr. 2026
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In 2021, Porter also delivered the commencement address at Hunt’s graduation ceremony.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Apr. 2026
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The university announced that alumni Kameron Saunders will be one of the two commencement speakers for the 2026 ceremony on May 16.—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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“First base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20base. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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