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beginning
noun as in start of an event or action
Strongest matches
birth, creation, dawn, inauguration, inception, introduction, onset, opening, outset, starting point, top
Strong matches
alpha, basis, blastoff, commencement, dawning, genesis, induction, infancy, initiation, installation, kickoff, opener, origin, origination, preface, prelude, presentation, rise, root, rudiment, source, spring, takeoff, threshold
Weak matches
noun as in origin, cause
Strong matches
antecedent, conception, egg, embryo, font, fount, fountain, fountainhead, generation, genesis, germ, principle, resource, root, seed, stem, well
Example Sentences
Its most popular and unusual traditions have roots in the ancient Celtic fire festival of Samhain, which marked the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter.
“That is the thing. We should have the same opportunities, but at the beginning, not at the end.”
Industry accounts for August showed goods producing industries in particular struggled, with a fifth contraction since the beginning of the year.
Keep in mind that a billing cycle starts when you sign up, not necessarily at the beginning of the month.
Judges and court staffers “are afraid of speaking out,” said Mary Ann Tally, a judge who retired near the beginning of Newby’s tenure as chief justice when she hit the statutory retirement age.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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