as in beginnings
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 baselines
The game was sold out with fans 3-4 deep on the baselines.
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Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026
Clear baselines for transparency, accountability, and autonomous system oversight help align incentives, reduce systemic risk, and build trust across markets.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Climate blind spots typically emerge where companies underestimate physical exposure, over-rely on historical climate baselines, or fail to stress-test assets and supply chains against future conditions.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Florida is just 47-19 playing in an arena where the court is raised and team benches are located on the baselines.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
With the Cavs’ gym being significantly smaller than most other 6A schools, the game usually features a standing-room-only crowd with almost a dozen photographers on the baselines.
—Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
When tested against classical AI methods and non-entangled quantum baselines, eQMARL consistently performed better, especially in scenarios where communication was limited or unreliable.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
Metabolic tests can be helpful baselines to assess your risk of developing all sorts of conditions, including heart disease.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025
Risk-mapping across business units, reassessing compliance as a governance responsibility, and exploring voluntary certifications or alliances establish new baselines for trust and safety.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026
Clear baselines for transparency, accountability, and autonomous system oversight help align incentives, reduce systemic risk, and build trust across markets.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Climate blind spots typically emerge where companies underestimate physical exposure, over-rely on historical climate baselines, or fail to stress-test assets and supply chains against future conditions.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Florida is just 47-19 playing in an arena where the court is raised and team benches are located on the baselines.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
With the Cavs’ gym being significantly smaller than most other 6A schools, the game usually features a standing-room-only crowd with almost a dozen photographers on the baselines.
—Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
When tested against classical AI methods and non-entangled quantum baselines, eQMARL consistently performed better, especially in scenarios where communication was limited or unreliable.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
Metabolic tests can be helpful baselines to assess your risk of developing all sorts of conditions, including heart disease.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025
Risk-mapping across business units, reassessing compliance as a governance responsibility, and exploring voluntary certifications or alliances establish new baselines for trust and safety.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baselines
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The Seattle Seahawks' Julian Love, Rylie Mills, and Eric Saubert, along with the New England Patriots' Robert Spillane, all trace their football beginnings to Chicagoland high schools — Spillane at Fenwick, Saubert at Hoffman Estates, Love at Nazareth Academy, and Mills at Lake Forest.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Singer and rapper Bad Bunny may be gracing the stage as the performer at Sunday's Super Bowl LX halftime show, but his beginnings started thousands of miles away in Puerto Rico with his mother, father, and two brothers.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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As a ballplayer, Kent was as irascible as Bonds; the two alphas reportedly brawled behind clubhouse doors, and famously clashed in the dugout during a 2002 game, when Bonds lunged for Kent’s throat and pushed him against the wall.—
Jeremy Collins,
The Atlantic,
12 Dec. 2025
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Heck, 2011-17 Kershaw basically doubles deGrom’s starts and innings.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Here's when daylight saving time 2026 starts What is Lent?—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Feb. 2026
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By moving some commencements away from increasingly costly private sites, the financially ailing school district could have saved about half a million dollars a year.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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Solache has said that, under the old law, board member compensation ranged from $60 to $1,500 per month — depending on the district’s enrollment — and those thresholds hadn’t been adjusted for decades.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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Reporting thresholds ticked upwards so larger firms with more than 1,000 employees (and 450 million euros-per-year turnover) are the key focus.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Baselines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baselines. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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