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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Once Trump got elected, MSNBC became home base for viewers opposed to his policies and behavior.
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
While driven into near-exile after the violence of Jan. 6, 2021, Trump quickly began planning a comeback from his home base at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
Part of that stemmed from Hi-Wire Brewing, which has a home base in Asheville and opened a taproom in the Highlands neighborhood in 2021.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2024
The 18-date arena tour that launched Oct. 24 will hit cities including Pittsburgh, Minneapolis and Austin before wrapping at their home base of Nashville Dec. 13.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
While driven into near-exile after the violence of Jan. 6, 2021, Trump quickly began planning a comeback from his home base at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
Part of that stemmed from Hi-Wire Brewing, which has a home base in Asheville and opened a taproom in the Highlands neighborhood in 2021.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2024
The 18-date arena tour that launched Oct. 24 will hit cities including Pittsburgh, Minneapolis and Austin before wrapping at their home base of Nashville Dec. 13.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Home base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20base. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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