baseline

noun

ˈbās-ˌlīn How to pronounce baseline (audio)
Definition of baselinenext
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 The city's Department of Public Health previously reported to USA TODAY that cases of cyclosporiasis had not exceeded Philadelphia's baseline. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 But the objective, baseline, aggregation method, or definition of acceptable performance does not adequately represent what customers experience. — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Federal spending is running close to its February baseline for the year, CBO noted, meaning the deficit is almost entire due to the revenue side. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 But the film is most compelling throughout as a straightforward domestic drama, with increasingly fraught family dynamics lending proceedings a baseline of credibility even as whatever’s happening outside the house remains largely inscrutable. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for baseline
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseline
  1. beginning
  2. start
  3. onset
  4. inception
  5. alpha
  6. commencement
  7. launch
  8. threshold
Noun
  • Unlike 12 years ago, predation isn’t centred on a minority; 11 different Premier League clubs have lost players to the ‘Big Six’ since the beginning of last summer.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • At the beginning of the year, some volunteers within Coppell ISD went door-to-door to recruit and keep students in public education.
    — Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of beginning
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  • Waldrep left a July 19 start for Gwinnett in Toledo, Ohio, after feeling discomfort in his throwing arm.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has found her feet after a shaky start.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of start
Noun
  • Chan directs Zhou Xun, Wen Qi, Tian Zhuangzhuang and Wang Xiao in the drama, which centers on early-onset Alzheimer disease.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • At 51, Rabatin was a few years shy of the average age of onset, which is 55.
    — Beth Sobol, Flow Space, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of onset
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  • Georgia’s current 911 infrastructure has remained largely unchanged since its inception in 1968, according to the Georgia Emergency Communications Agency.
    — Sophia Eppley, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Since the inception of the Archdiocese's buyback events in 2023, nearly 1,500 firearms have been collected by the Baltimore Police Department, in an effort to create a culture of peace and nonviolence.
    — Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of inception
Noun
  • Warming temperatures are also expanding the range of ticks and mosquitoes that carry diseases like West Nile virus, Lyme disease, dengue, chikungunya, alpha-gal syndrome, and others.
    — Lorraine Boissoneault, STAT, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this year, astronomers with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) created a different kind of 3D map using faint Lyman-alpha emission from hydrogen between galaxies.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of alpha
Noun
  • If, for example, a commencement speaker praising the value of artificial intelligence is met with jeers from graduates – as former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was in May 2026 – the speaker’s message is immediately rendered inert.
    — Evan Clarkson, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In July, the City Council approved a fourth request for more modifications to the redevelopment agreement — which pushed back the project’s commencement from July 31, 2026, to July 31, 2027, according to city documents.
    — Taylor O'Connor August 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of commencement
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  • Further programming and launch details will be revealed closer to the October debut, the company said.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike terrestrial data centers, repairs or replacement could require another launch.
    — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of launch
Noun
  • Aid agencies consider the first 48 to 72 hours crucial for retrieving survivors, though that threshold can be extended if those trapped have access to food and water.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • To meet Ellison’s 30-title threshold, there exists zero contractual language barring the studio from sending other catalogue titles — Chinatown, The Godfather, Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles — back to the multiplex in lieu of fresh product.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of threshold

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