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at the start

ADVERB
originally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
basically formerly
STRONG
primitively
WEAK
at first at the outset by birth by origin first in the beginning in the first place incipiently primarily to begin with
Antonyms
WEAK
secondarily
ADVERB
primarily
Synonyms
WEAK
at first first and foremost from the start in the first place initially originally primitively
Antonyms
WEAK
finally secondarily

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“April was strong for us… we didn’t see any slowdown,” Oey said, noting that food-delivery transactions hit an all-time high at the start of the second quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

"It's hard, I felt like at the start of the game the ball was in play for about two minutes in 20," Arsenal defender Leah Williamson told BBC Sport.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Spirit Airlines has ceased operations after a failed rescue effort collapsed, ending the airline’s 34-year run and leaving thousands of workers and travelers facing immediate disruption at the start of peak summer travel planning.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Part of the headwind was the significant number of patients that needed to go through an insurance benefit reauthorization process at the start of the year, which pushed approvals into late March.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

She continued down the row of stunted carrots, working in the rich fertilizer that Maesie, the Academy’s cook, had given her at the start of her shift.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo