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
Indeed, each national emergency has functioned like a ratchet, resetting the baseline size and reach of government ever higher.
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Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
1 July 2026
Most chronic pain trials included people whose baseline sleep scores suggested sleep disturbance, but the studies did not separately analyze people with and without sleep problems.
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Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
1 July 2026
The primary reference scenario uses August 2025 as the baseline, with a US government that’s openly hostile to the idea of clean energy.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2026
The classic McKinsey result—a 1% improvement in price realization yields roughly 8% in operating profit—is the baseline.
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Michael Lukianoff,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for baseline
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
1 July 2026
Most chronic pain trials included people whose baseline sleep scores suggested sleep disturbance, but the studies did not separately analyze people with and without sleep problems.
—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
1 July 2026
The primary reference scenario uses August 2025 as the baseline, with a US government that’s openly hostile to the idea of clean energy.
—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2026
The classic McKinsey result—a 1% improvement in price realization yields roughly 8% in operating profit—is the baseline.
—
Michael Lukianoff,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseline
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Prior to the trial beginning, the judge agreed that questions about Brown’s felony conviction for his 2009 assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna would be barred from testimony.
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June was a frenetic month for the metro Atlanta restaurant scene, driven in part by a flurry of downtown openings timed to the beginning of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Acuff got off to a much better start after struggling to make shots in his summer league debut on Saturday.
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Belgium added to the lead early in the second half on a major error from goalie Matt Freese, who had given up just one goal in his first three starts.
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The three-year war erupted at the onset of the collapse of Yugoslavia, with Bosnia and Herzegovina becoming one of the first countries to declare its independence from the country in 1992.
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The abnormal heat has been driven by the onset of El Niño, a natural climate pattern characterized by unusually warm waters along the equatorial tropical Pacific Ocean.
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Some team executives and agents have considered the second apron, set at just under $222 million this coming season, as a de facto hard cap since its inception.
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Since its inception, social media has been a proving ground for tween fashion and identity, offering under-16s a digital canvas to experiment with their style and form online cliques around niche interests.
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People living in states already known to have high levels of lone star ticks were much more likely to have evidence that they’ve already been bitten by a tick and exposed to alpha-gal.
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The category leans heavy on alpha and beta hydroxy acids, the same actives doing the work on your face just packaged for bigger surface area.
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Those commencement boos came from a young generation that has watched AI reframe entry-level work as inefficiency, seen generative content flood the visual landscape, and built their own creative identities through friction and craft.
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There is a reason some students booed commencement speakers who mentioned AI this graduation season.
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The approach was already working, even before any formal launch.
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During the demonstration, three trucks were aligned and mechanically connected to form a continuous launch platform.
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This is a lower threshold compared to other providers on our list.
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Lenders view homebuyers with a credit score below 740 as riskier than those with scores above that threshold, and may charge higher interest rates accordingly.
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“Baseline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseline. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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