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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Stamp’s home base is Brass Village, which is equipped with small-town amenities such as a bar, hardware store, diner and church.
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
This week, Halley Kate spent time creating content beyond her New York City home base for a three-day vacation on the beaches of Mexico.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
My favorite home base is the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, located northeast of Phoenix in the posh Scottsdale neighborhood.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Murphy’s recent shows at his legacy home base, FX, have been muddled and baroque, but on ABC, he’s got the goods, as evidenced by the premiere episode of his new show set on a luxury cruise ship.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
This week, Halley Kate spent time creating content beyond her New York City home base for a three-day vacation on the beaches of Mexico.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
My favorite home base is the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, located northeast of Phoenix in the posh Scottsdale neighborhood.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Murphy’s recent shows at his legacy home base, FX, have been muddled and baroque, but on ABC, he’s got the goods, as evidenced by the premiere episode of his new show set on a luxury cruise ship.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Home base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20base. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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