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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Eat mindfully: Take advantage of your home base to prepare nutritious meals.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
The courts will also serve as home base for the Kansas City Stingers, a pro team that plays in the National Pickleball League and is co-owned by Pierson’s nonprofit, along with Wyatt and local investor Julie Gibson.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2025
He was laid to rest at the Penrose Cemetery in Wyoming, where the Brown family considers to be their brood's home base.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 19 May 2025
The apartment was Carmelo’s home base during his time with the New York Knicks, renting it in 2015 while navigating the peaks and valleys of his illustrious career.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 May 2025
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
The courts will also serve as home base for the Kansas City Stingers, a pro team that plays in the National Pickleball League and is co-owned by Pierson’s nonprofit, along with Wyatt and local investor Julie Gibson.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2025
He was laid to rest at the Penrose Cemetery in Wyoming, where the Brown family considers to be their brood's home base.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 19 May 2025
The apartment was Carmelo’s home base during his time with the New York Knicks, renting it in 2015 while navigating the peaks and valleys of his illustrious career.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 May 2025
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“Home base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20base. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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