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Recent Examples of first base
Baty fist-pumped at first base, while the dugout eruppted.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Cora let Estabrook have it and made contact with first base umpire Laz Diaz, who was trying to keep the peace.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
May 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM EDT Who could the Red Sox turn to at first base if Romy Gonzalez doesn't work out and Rafael Devers stays at DH?
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
At first base, the Yankees won't be moving Paul Goldschmidt anytime soon, after signing the 2022 National League MVP to a one-year, $12.5 million contract.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Cora let Estabrook have it and made contact with first base umpire Laz Diaz, who was trying to keep the peace.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
May 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM EDT Who could the Red Sox turn to at first base if Romy Gonzalez doesn't work out and Rafael Devers stays at DH?
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
At first base, the Yankees won't be moving Paul Goldschmidt anytime soon, after signing the 2022 National League MVP to a one-year, $12.5 million contract.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first base
Noun
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This offseason is like another reset, a return to ground zero.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Network media like The Washington Post and CBS News have found themselves at ground zero of Trump's firestorm, but on opposing sides.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 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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A few months later, lawmakers went back to the drawing board ahead of spending cuts going into effect in January 2013 at the same time tax cuts passed under the George W. Bush administration were set to expire.—
Cami Mondeaux,
Washington Examiner,
8 Feb. 2023
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The spindly youngster is at the beginning of a journey that will successively turn him into one of the most promising, one of the most unfortunate, one of the most maddening and ultimately one of the most celebrated football players in the world.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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May 29, 2025 The LPGA Tour put in place a new pace of play policy at the beginning of the current season, which seeks to reduce playing times.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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My first official scene on day one was with Alexis.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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People get nervous and that’s just always been there from day one.—
Ali Lerman,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Timberwolves coach Chris Finch cited the importance of a strong start prior to the game.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2025
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But then again, only one of his 11 starts thus far has been a quality outing.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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The abuse was so cruel and undeniable that Diddy’s defense conceded it from the outset.—
Lauren Hersh,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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It’s set to generate 50,000 metric tons of PET monomer from the outset, according to CEO Patrik Frisk, enough to create polyester sufficient for 300 million T-shirts.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
20 May 2025
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Among the levies Trump has imposed is a 10% baseline tariff for most imports and a 30% tariff on most Chinese goods.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Passed first via executive order in January 2020 and adopted by the legislature in 2022, the state’s cost growth benchmarks program requires the Office of Health Strategy to come up with an annual baseline for growing costs of health care.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
23 May 2025
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“First base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20base. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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