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bases

¹ American

[bey-seez] / ˈbeɪ siz /

noun

plural of basis.

bases ² American

[bey-siz] / ˈbeɪ sɪz /

noun

plural of base.

bases ¹ British

/ ˈbeɪsiːz /

noun

the plural of basis

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bases ² British

/ ˈbeɪsɪz /

noun

the plural of base 1

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Iran itself has fired thousands of drones and missiles at its Gulf Arab neighbors, as well as at Israel and U.S. bases across the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

It has a nice history of breaking above bases with a cup-with-handle pivot at $178.27 on July 22, 2025.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Growers were boring holes in the bases of their infected trees and injecting it.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

La Mirada 3, Warren 2: The Matadores won it in the bottom of the seventh on a bases loaded walk.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

A buzzer sounded at over two hundred bases, alerting personnel that the commander was on the line.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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