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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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One week ago, the 84-year-old lined up at the start of the London Marathon as the eldest of six men in a very special club.

From BBC • May 3, 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

The weekly average mortgage rate has dropped to 6.23% from a seven-month high of 6.46% at the start of April, pushing the median monthly housing payment down 2.2% year-over-year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Clarissa, who by the way couldn’t have been much older than Spoony, maybe early twenties, white, freckles, bright-red hair, looked at the start of my new piece.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds