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beginnings

NOUN

ground floor

Synonyms

WEAK

first crack first stage head start preliminaries very beginning

NOUN

origin

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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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The beginnings of British settlement in North America are hardly untrodden territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Parish councillor David Taylor said their efforts to recreate meadows mark "the very beginnings of a nice cycle which we all need to try and encourage in our own parishes."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In Anaheim, St. Catherine’s Academy combines Catholic boys’ K-8 education and military traditions, having its beginnings in a girls school, later an orphanage, and, in 1924, a military school.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

“It should reflect American values: hard work, humble beginnings, doing right by your neighbor,” the interior designer Annie Elliott told HuffPost.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

I took my bag without a word, the beginnings of a headache rumbling at the base of my skull.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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