first bases

noun

plural of first base
as in drawing boards

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  1. outsets
  2. beginnings
  3. day ones
  4. starts
  5. baselines
Noun
  • Edwards has been especially effective at the outsets of these early round series.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of outsets
Noun
  • Following its beginnings in 2008, Holland Cooper is approaching its 20th anniversary.
    — Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • From its beginnings as a form, the novel has dealt with love and hate, war and peace, courage and cowardice, boredom and catastrophe.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of beginnings
Noun
  • Or their hearts may convince them to close off with their day ones.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 1 July 2026
  • Jalen Brunson and wife Ali Marks are each other’s day ones.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Definition of day ones
Noun
  • Landen Roupp entered play having allowed just three earned runs over his last three starts but couldn’t find the strike zone against Milwaukee, allowing four runs over 3 2/3 innings with three walks.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • The lefty has allowed 20 home runs in 13 starts and three relief appearances this year, permitting four in his previous three games, allowing at least one in each of those turns.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of starts
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  • Compared to their 2019 baselines, the Americas and Southeast Asia regions fully recovered and improved their performance, with Southeast Asia recording the strongest gains.
    — Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • It should also be compared against simpler baselines like conventional simulators.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Definition of baselines
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