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beginnings

NOUN

ground floor

Synonyms

WEAK

first crack first stage head start preliminaries very beginning

NOUN

origin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ancestry birth descent lineage

STRONG

blood extraction maternity parentage paternity pedigree stock

Antonyms

WEAK

close completion conclusion consequence death destiny effect end finale goal outcome outgrowth result termination

NOUN

root

Synonyms

STRONGEST

essence foundation heart origin seed soul source stem stuff

STRONG

basis bedrock bottom cause center crux derivation essentiality footing fountain fountainhead fundamental germ ground groundwork inception infrastructure mainspring marrow motive nub nucleus occasion pith provenance provenience quick quintessence radicle radix reason rhizome seat substance substratum tuber underpinning well

WEAK

rock bottom starting point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

effect end result

STRONG

conclusion consequence exterior exteriority extra outgrowth outside trivia

WEAK

derivation derivative sprout

NOUN

rudiments

Synonyms

STRONG

ABCs basics elements essentials foundation guts heart nitty-gritty principles

WEAK

first principles

Antonyms

STRONG

cowardice fear

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With Lawrence’s donations, her aim is for the Palisades to begin to enjoy new stories, new characters and new beginnings in the wake of disaster.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Maradona often spoke of his humble beginnings in a community that lacked running water and paved streets.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Hui, also known as Xu Jiayin, rose from humble beginnings in rural China, where he was raised by his grandmother before venturing into property development and setting up Evergrande in 1996.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Munn’s acerbic, ambitious Levitt is a woman from humble beginnings who marries into wealth, only to become a social pariah after a sinister plot involving her husband is revealed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

China has had only a single writing system from the beginnings of literacy, a single dominant language for a long time, and substantial cultural unity for two thousand years.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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