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
Investors are reeling from the effects of the Trump tariffs unveiled last week, which hit more than 180 countries and set a baseline tariff of 10% across the board.
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Hakyung Kim,fred Imbert,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Several fiscal conservatives have already come out against the bill, stating that there aren't enough funding cuts to offset the tax extensions, as well as concerns about using the current policy baseline scoring tactic.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Inspiron 14 7440 has the baseline specs for daily computing with a zippy Intel 5 processor and 8GB of RAM.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
On one drive to the baseline past the smaller Tyus Jones, Brown likely would have risen for a dunk if entirely healthy.
—Jay King, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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Hakyung Kim,fred Imbert,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Several fiscal conservatives have already come out against the bill, stating that there aren't enough funding cuts to offset the tax extensions, as well as concerns about using the current policy baseline scoring tactic.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Inspiron 14 7440 has the baseline specs for daily computing with a zippy Intel 5 processor and 8GB of RAM.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
On one drive to the baseline past the smaller Tyus Jones, Brown likely would have risen for a dunk if entirely healthy.
—Jay King, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseline
Noun
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At the beginning of last year, Del Rey shared a snippet of the ballad without any context.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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At the beginning of the 2005 season, then–NBA Commissioner David Stern implemented a dress code.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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With his win last year, Scheffler joined Horton Smith as the only two golfers to earn his first two Masters wins in five or fewer starts.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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What are the clear start and end dates of the formal relationship?—
Andrea Wenburg,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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More importantly, failing to articulate an acceptable mistake at the onset will leave your team without the language to define which levers were most important to drive business goals.—
Rebecca Shaddix,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Measles rash appears three to five days after the onset of the first symptoms.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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The bickering dynamic between Black and Momoa becomes the story’s driving force, with the rest of the cast left to roll their eyes at the wannabe alphas and/or jettisoned to their own subplots just to keep them out of the way (Myers and Brooks get the worst of both worlds).—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2025
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Culkin no doubt relished the challenge of playing an alpha dog rather than the puppy-like sidekicks where he most frequently is cast.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Veteran publishing executive Robert Gottlieb, the chairman of the literary agency Trident Media Group who has been following the trend since its inception, is only slightly more measured.—
Andy Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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Here’s How Elton John’s AIDS Foundation Is Rising to the Occasion One of the largest organizations in the world devoted to HIV/AIDS relief faces perhaps its most critical year since inception.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Jeannie Leavitt, the first female fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force, delivered the spring commencement speech last year.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
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Oscar winner Jane Fonda will deliver USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism commencement speech as its 2025 keynote speaker, the school announced today.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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The launch collection will consist of around 14 pieces, ranging from sports bras and tops to shorts, leggings, sweatpants, hoodies and lightweight outerwear.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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That’s quite a strong performance for the series, which had already landed among the top three launches in Paramount+ history, alongside Taylor Sheridan’s 1923 and Landman — all of which have been major hits for producers Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The judge determined that met the threshold for being a danger to the community, leading to the 69-year sentence.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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The private spaces are tucked off the central space—arched openings run across the home, softening thresholds between main spaces.—
Ashna Lulla,
Architectural Digest,
5 Apr. 2025
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