as in beginning
the point at which something begins
any year or event we use as the baseline for the Renaissance is going to be at least somewhat arbitrary
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Recent Examples of baseline
These conflicting results may be due to the different forms of selenium each study tested, as well as differences in baseline selenium levels among participants.
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Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
What’s worse, the tools once considered sufficient, like anti-virus software and two-factor authentication, are now merely the baseline.
—Chad Angle, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
That wasn’t the case with the Trojans, who managed to double Betts into the baseline and cut off her passing angles and often survived in single coverage by pushing the 6-foot-7 center further from the basket.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Ross must set a baseline for what McDaniel must do to return.
Sirianni, who was making his second Super Bowl appearance, removed all doubt about his return.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2025
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Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
What’s worse, the tools once considered sufficient, like anti-virus software and two-factor authentication, are now merely the baseline.
—Chad Angle, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
That wasn’t the case with the Trojans, who managed to double Betts into the baseline and cut off her passing angles and often survived in single coverage by pushing the 6-foot-7 center further from the basket.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Ross must set a baseline for what McDaniel must do to return.
Sirianni, who was making his second Super Bowl appearance, removed all doubt about his return.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseline
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is now down 2.1% since the beginning of President Donald Trump ’s second term.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2025
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Like Thomas [Bangalter] did help us at the very beginning on a couple of things, doing pre-mastering.—
Seth Abramovitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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Chips Aren’t As Noticeable One of things that can turn any manicure into a less-than-elegant look is when chips and general wear-and-tear start occurring.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2025
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Banks, who has played in 44 games the last three years with 43 starts, has a history with McDaniel.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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Exercise increases core temperature, leading to a more rapid decline in temperature post-exercise, hastening sleep onset and deepening sleep.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Cowart’s mother, Faye Cowart, has early onset Alzheimer’s and struggles with being in a new place.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC News,
4 Mar. 2025
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That was the company line, that the Packers had four receivers who could be the alpha and that was more than enough for quarterback Jordan Love and company.—
Matt Schneidman,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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The formula features Virtue's signature alpha keratin protein, which staves off breakage, boosts volume, and moisturizes without weighing down hair.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
14 Feb. 2025
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Since its inception, NASA has selected 61 women to be astronauts, and the first all-female spacewalk, carried out by NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, occurred outside the International Space Station in October 2019.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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The whiskies that make up the blend have matured under the watch of all five of the master blenders Royal Salute has had since its inception.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
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Following the commencement of the band’s U.K. and Ireland tour, Fontaines D.C.’s fourth LP Romance rises 15 places to finish the week at No. 13; the record originally went to No. 2 in August, and was beaten to the top spot during Carpenter’s reign at the top of the charts.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
6 Dec. 2024
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In 1979, Radner gave the commencement speech—fully in character as Roseanne Roseannadanna—to the graduating class at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, part of which wound up on her comedy album Gilda Radner: Live From New York, released that same year.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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If successful, Starship's reusability could significantly reduce the cost per launch.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
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This marked the second consecutive test flight that ended in Starship—the largest space launch system ever built—exploding in flight.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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More states are hitting a threshold of under 95% for the MMR vaccine specifically, which is required for herd immunity.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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The report shows between 2022 and 2023, this was the case both nationally and in New York City, as the cost of essential goods outpaced income growth, causing a significant increase in the poverty threshold.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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