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 There is far too much swing-and-miss, and too many ground ball outs to second and first base, and weak pop outs. — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Detroit Tigers third baseman Kevin McGonigle throws to first base on a Chicago White Sox's Chase Meidroth bunt during the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Detroit. — CBS News, 12 July 2026 Kotsay said that lefty-masher Joey Meneses, who was called up earlier Friday, and backup catcher Jonah Heim will play first base for the A’s while Kurtz is out. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026 Their best scoring opportunity otherwise was in the top of the third, when Kay hit Brett Harris with a pitch to lead off the inning and Connor Wong barely beat the White Sox starter to first base to reach with a single. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for first base

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Noun

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

Noun

At the time, school board meetings nationwide were ground zero for culture war battles over LGBTQ policies, wearing masks and book bans.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
The game was a scapegoat for the 1999 Columbine High School shooting in Colorado, ground zero of America’s ongoing nightmare.

— Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

Definition of ground zero

Noun

Asking how your home will be promoted, and whether it will be listed in the MLS from the very beginning, can help ensure your property has the strongest possible start.

— Heartland MLS®, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
The Bundesliga had only begun in 1963, marking the true beginning of professionalism.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of beginning

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Blake Snell has just started a rehab assignment and is multiple starts away from returning to the rotation after surgery to remove bone chips from his left elbow.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Seven of those games were starts, and one outing came after Hart opened the Padres’ July 2 game at Dodger Stadium.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026

Definition of start

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On the 72 nights of group stage matches, host cities saw declines in occupancy 44 times, compared to the same day one year earlier.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Rather than relying on pre-programmed workflows, Walden Robotics’ offerings continuously adapt through real-world operations, enabling them to handle difficult-to-automate tasks alongside human workers from day one.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

Definition of day one

Noun

Earlier-stage companies have the advantage of building with agentic AI from the outset.

— Matt Swann, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Designed for scale Unlike conventional military engine programs, the Valox family was built around digital engineering from the outset.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of outset

Noun

Meanwhile, the new 1,100 MW nuclear plants will provide the constant baseline current and frequency regulation that heavy technology infrastructures require at all times.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
Shifting baseline syndrome was initially considered an evocative parable of humans’ estrangement from wild nature—a warning in the form of a hypothesis.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of baseline

Noun

The students booing artificial intelligence at commencements across the country are not just worried about jobs.

— Mark Bardeen Andrejevic, Washington Post, 10 July 2026
Bill Clinton, who was giving that day’s commencement address, praised El-Sayed in his own remarks.

— Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

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