FIRST BASE Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

first base

noun

Definition of first base

as in drawing board

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Recent Examples of first base On the field between home plate and first base, a thermometer read nearly 97 degrees before the game. — Eva Andersen, CBS News, 2 July 2026 Of the three hitters who reached base against him, just one passed first base. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Machado, who was shifted over and essentially playing in the shortstop position, fielded the ball and diverted his route to go put a tag on Hoerner before making a tardy throw to first base. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2026 Chisholm did not appear to go around and immediately erupted over the lack of an appeal, forcing Boone and first base coach Dan Fiorito to intervene. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences 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
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

Definition of drawing board

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Pepper plays Coach, a former NYPD police officer and 9/11 first responder suffering from leukemia, a result of his work at ground zero.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 July 2026
Secluded waterfront communities have become ground zero for Miami-Dade’s wealth migration.

— Catherine Odom July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

Definition of ground zero

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More than 73,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilian and militant deaths, including more than 1,000 killed since the beginning of the latest ceasefire.

— Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Johnson Products Company — which would later go on to manufacture Ultra Sheen, Classy Curl, Curly Perm and men’s cologne line Black Tie — was made from humble beginnings, grit and a revolutionary product idea.

— Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of beginning

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Acuff got off to a much better start after struggling to make shots in his summer league debut on Saturday.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Belgium added to the lead early in the second half on a major error from goalie Matt Freese, who had given up just one goal in his first three starts.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of start

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McLaren spent four years developing the mill, and designed it from the outset to operate as the heart of an electrified power train.

— Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 7 July 2026
From the outset of the selloff earlier this year, Jim Cramer was screaming from the rooftops that cyber should never have been lumped into run-of-the-mill enterprise software.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Definition of outset

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That instant readout traces back to 1991, when IBM first brought serve-speed radar to the Championships, planting radar guns behind the baselines.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 9 July 2026
AstraZeneca said that 57% of patients received a stabilizer treatment at baseline, and a further 24% initiated a stabilizer during the trial.

— Elsa Ohlen,Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Definition of baseline

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Those commencement boos came from a young generation that has watched AI reframe entry-level work as inefficiency, seen generative content flood the visual landscape, and built their own creative identities through friction and craft.

— Reid Litman, Fortune, 5 July 2026
There is a reason some students booed commencement speakers who mentioned AI this graduation season.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of commencement

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