home base
noun
1
: the place in which someone or something lives or operates
The company's home base is in New York.
She returned to her home base after a long month of traveling.
2
baseball
: the base that a runner must touch in order to score
The runner was tagged out at home base.
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Hot on the heels of a fun event in Florida, the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) headed back closer to its home base in Dallas for the 2025 CIBC Texas Open, held way in the northern part of the Metroplex in McKinney.
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Todd Boss, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The concept is far from new for many denim and apparel labels who have long viewed the U.S., and Los Angeles in particular, as home base.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2025
The Peery Park area is home to thousands of Sunnyvale residents, and acts as a home base to several tech, research and design companies, including Apple and Synopsys.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Johnson, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021, will now enjoy life from his home base in Islamorada and have more time for fishing, which is one of his passions.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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Todd Boss, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The concept is far from new for many denim and apparel labels who have long viewed the U.S., and Los Angeles in particular, as home base.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2025
The Peery Park area is home to thousands of Sunnyvale residents, and acts as a home base to several tech, research and design companies, including Apple and Synopsys.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Johnson, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021, will now enjoy life from his home base in Islamorada and have more time for fishing, which is one of his passions.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Home base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20base. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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