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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
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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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Coming back as a judge 20 years later is such a special full-circle moment for me and it’s meant a lot to share that journey with the people that have been there from the beginning, as well as a whole new generation of Idol fans.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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The inaugural Mass marked the official beginning of Leo’s pontificate.—
Molly Bohannon,
Forbes.com,
18 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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My first official scene on day one was with Alexis.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Now Sánchez is elated to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, marking the official start of his papacy.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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Game 6 is scheduled for an 8 p.m. start at Sunrise’s Amerant Bank Arena.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
17 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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At a baseline level, that means setting aside a good seven hours for it—and not delaying bedtime for the sake of that extra episode…or hour on TikTok.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
23 May 2025
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“First base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20base. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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