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early stage

ADJECTIVE

benign

Synonyms

STRONGEST

harmless

WEAK

curable limited remediable slight superficial

Antonyms

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bad cancerous disadvantageous harmful hateful hostile hurtful injurious malignant severe unkind

NOUN

origin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

birth genesis

STRONG

alpha commencement creation dawn dawning embarkation emergence entrance entry forging foundation inauguration ingress initiation introduction launch nativity opener origination outbreak outset rise start

WEAK

blast off day one git go square one starting point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclusion end finish

STRONG

close completion death ending exit stop

WEAK

consequence destiny effect finale goal outcome outgrowth result termination

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The case is still at an early stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

What’s Next: TD Cowen analysts see prediction markets as an early stage opportunity that expands the addressable market.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The next step will be early stage clinical trials to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the treatment in people with solid tumors and blood cancers.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Their work on advanced melanoma - once a death sentence - has saved countless lives, and their encouraging findings in treating Scolyer's brain tumour have triggered an early stage clinical trial in the US.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

"Matilda, so far as I can gather at this early stage, is also a kind of mathematical genius. She can multiply complicated figures in her head like lightning."

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

early stage

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