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Definition of baseline
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Synonyms & Antonyms for baseline
Synonyms
alpha, beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, day one, genesis, get-go (also git-go), inception, incipience, incipiency, kickoff, launch, morning, nascence, nascency, onset, outset, start, threshold
Antonyms
close, conclusion, end, ending, omega
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Having offered up a break point, Strycova crouched at the baseline and rested her racket on her head. — Howard Fendrich, sun-sentinel.com, "Serena Williams makes Wimbledon final, moves closer to tying Slam record," 11 July 2019 At the start of their Thursday match, Kyrgios appeared to mock the way in which Nadal sprints to the baseline from the net after the opening coin toss. — Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, "Wimbledon 2019: Kyrgios vs. Nadal and the Difference Between an Entertainer and a Champion," 5 July 2019 One of my favorite controllers of all-time, the new Xbox Elite comes with both a rechargeable battery and the Bluetooth connectivity added to the baseline Xbox One controllers a few years ago now. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "Microsoft's Xbox E3 2019 reveals: Watch all the major game announcements here," 9 June 2019 But Thag stays incredibly happy while Crag drops back to baseline within a week. — William Von Hippel, Discover Magazine, "Why Natural Selection Means We'll Never Be Happy," 20 Feb. 2019 Williams broomed through the first set in 29 minutes, crackling with her first serve and whistling crisp winners from the baseline. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "Serena Williams Rocks, Then Rolls at Wimbledon," 11 July 2019 Williams’s timing was excellent, both from the baseline and in broader terms. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, "Serena Williams Reminds the Wimbledon Field That She Is Still a Force," 6 July 2019 The walls are one foot from each baseline, and while they are padded now, that wasn’t the case when the high school played here from 1926-72. — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: One high school gym, two states, and the midcourt stripe has a secret," 3 July 2019 However, her ability to approach the net from the baseline and, on the move, get low for volleys was never a strength and remained a challenge. — Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, "Wimbledon 2019: The Serena Williams–Andy Murray Mixed-Doubles Match Shows the Future That Tennis Should Be Embracing," 7 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'baseline.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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