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early stage

ADJECTIVE
benign
Synonyms
STRONGEST
harmless
WEAK
curable limited remediable slight superficial
Antonyms
WEAK
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

Example Sentences

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In a small, early stage study, the company said its drug significantly reduced polyps in patients.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

At an early stage, Morens asked his correspondents to communicate through his personal email address so their exchanges wouldn’t be subject to freedom of information requests.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

He notes that at this early stage in the reporting season, positive surprises for companies announcing results are running roughly double the long-term average.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Although the results are promising, the research is still at an early stage.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

If we could observe them, it would provide a good test of this picture of a very hot early stage of the universe.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking