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
  • Likewise, Warsh has outlined the beginnings of a new communication strategy, one without the forward guidance that previously signaled to markets the path interest rates may take over the longer term.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Michelle Branch is going back to her electric blue beginnings.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
Definition of beginnings
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  • 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
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  • Freeling is clearly the long-term play, but for at least Week 1, Walker makes as much sense as anyone, particularly with the Panthers’ tendency to get off to slow starts during the Young-Canales era.
    — MIKE KAYE, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
  • The brain-squeezing rush of those starts is nearly indescribable.
    — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
Definition of starts
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  • It should also be compared against simpler baselines like conventional simulators.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of baselines
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