beginning

Definition for beginning

noun as in start of an event or action

Strongest matches

birth, creation, dawn, inauguration, inception, introduction, onset, opening, outset, starting point, top

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alpha, basis, blastoff, commencement, dawning, genesis, induction, infancy, initiation, installation, kickoff, opener, origin, origination, preface, prelude, presentation, rise, root, rudiment, source, spring, takeoff, threshold

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day one, point of departure, square one

noun as in origin, cause

Strongest matches

birth, heart

Strong matches

antecedent, conception, egg, embryo, font, fount, fountain, fountainhead, generation, genesis, germ, principle, resource, root, seed, stem, well

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The two have come a long way from the beginning of the series when Usagi was distraught over her father’s untimely death, and when Arisu had no direction in life.

From Salon

According to Bouchard, the music on the show was ”a ’dare we dream’ type thing in the beginning.”

From Los Angeles Times

So is that tanker that he spoke about a few weeks ago slowly beginning to turn?

From BBC

Gomez starred in the Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place before beginning her music career in the 2000s, and has had five UK top 10 singles and two UK top 10 singles.

From BBC

“What you’re seeing this week is just the beginning of what workers are prepared to engage in to finalize the contract. It should be taken very seriously by the company.”

From Los Angeles Times

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