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Recent Examples of first base
The Phillies' reliever could have gathered himself and thrown to first base to record the final out of the inning but instead threw to home.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Soderstrom, the 23-year-old Turlock native, in his first full Major League season has 25 home runs and 93 RBIs while switching from playing catcher and first base to left field full-time.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Along with catching, Rodriguez has played first base, second base, third base and left field to get his bat in the lineup.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Wallner was one of the Twins’ most productive hitters at the start of the season but suffered a hamstring strain while running to first base on April 15 that kept him out a month and a half.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Soderstrom, the 23-year-old Turlock native, in his first full Major League season has 25 home runs and 93 RBIs while switching from playing catcher and first base to left field full-time.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Along with catching, Rodriguez has played first base, second base, third base and left field to get his bat in the lineup.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Wallner was one of the Twins’ most productive hitters at the start of the season but suffered a hamstring strain while running to first base on April 15 that kept him out a month and a half.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first base
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Sracic spent years as a political science professor at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio, ground zero for this transformation.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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The downtown area, which was ground zero for civil unrest in 2020, has been revitalized by businesses that reopened after the pandemic, and foot traffic has returned.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
3 Oct. 2025
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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
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Winter Park is back to the drawing board in charting a path forward for its former library, which sits within shouting distance of Park Avenue.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2023
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After drawing 1-1 with Manchester United at the beginning of the month, dropping points for the first time in the Women’s Super League (WSL) this season, Chelsea needed a penalty to equalise and finish with the same result away against FC Twente of the Vrouwen Eredivisie.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Less than a month later, Skaggs died alone in a hotel room in Southlake, Texas, at the beginning of an Angels road trip of what was later determined to be a lethal combination of fentanyl, oxycodone and alcohol.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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She’s been chunky since day one.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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This collection is a love letter to New York City style, something that’s been a part of me since day one.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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McCaffrey ran for over 100 yards for the first time since 2023 (24 carries, 129 yards) and also delivered 72 receiving yards as quarterback Mac Jones made his third straight start and fifth this season in place of an injured Brock Purdy.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Hilliard got his start as the young Luke Crain in Netflix horror series The Haunting of Hill House.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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This was frantic from the outset.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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At the film’s outset, Inez kidnaps her young son Terry from foster care shortly after her release from prison, and A Thousand and One chronicles her attempt to parent despite the scourges of abuse, police brutality and systemic racism.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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In his fourth professional season, Watson’s offensive role off the bench is likely to expand beyond the baseline, where he’s been used in the past as both a corner spot-up shooter and an Aaron Gordon dunker spot replica.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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Also, Samis Calderon flushed a slam off a move down the baseline, while Peterson dunked to finish a strong drive to the goal.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
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“First base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20base. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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