FIRST BASES Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

first bases

noun

plural of first base

as in drawing boards

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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

Definition of outsets

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Like an unassuming plant from outer space, Little Shop of Horrors had humble beginnings—but managed to blossom at a surprising rate.

— Andrew Buss, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
The new moon in Scorpio on November 9, followed by Mercury’s direct station in the same sign on November 13, signals new beginnings and forward motion related to the things that bring you a sense of personal fulfillment.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of beginnings

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After slow starts, both teams are just fighting to earn a bowl bid, and the loser could see its head coach’s seat warm up even further.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
Gasser has thrown nine innings, allowed just six hits and one earned run over the two starts.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of starts

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Every time, the marketers who moved early, built creative fluency and established measurement baselines before the channel got crowded were the ones who could still make the economics work when costs normalized.

— Phoena Pang, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The report cited recent Stanford research showing that frontier models have saturated standard coding benchmarks and reached or even surpassed human baselines on complex scientific, mathematical and reasoning tasks.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026

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