first bases

Definition of first basesnext
plural of first base

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Noun
  • Edwards has been especially effective at the outsets of these early round series.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This is a year of new beginnings, adventures and major changes in your life.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
  • That’s mastering the art of new beginnings—one attempt at a time.
    Tamar Gakharia, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Jalen Brunson and wife Ali Marks are each other’s day ones.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Over the following decade, his lab would, in fits and starts, chip away at their obsession.
    Siddhant Pusdekar, Quanta Magazine, 1 June 2026
  • Wacha was among seven American League pitchers to work at least five innings or more in their first 11 starts.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • The junior share of new hires — the fraction of jobs going to early-career workers — has fallen roughly 8 to 11 percentage points below 2019 baselines in every one of those countries.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
  • Isolating microplastics that slough off synthetic textiles such as polyester and nylon made the contrast even starker, with airborne levels rising to 100 times global baselines and aquatic concentrations soaring to 200 times higher.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
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“First bases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20bases. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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