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at the start

ADVERB

originally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically formerly

STRONG

primitively

WEAK

at first at the outset by birth by origin first in the beginning in the first place incipiently primarily to begin with

Antonyms

WEAK

secondarily

ADVERB

primarily

Synonyms

WEAK

at first first and foremost from the start in the first place initially originally primitively

Antonyms

WEAK

finally secondarily

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The London-listed group booked a surge to nearly $2 billion in adjusted earnings in the division housing its oil-trading business at the start of this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Like many other Ediacaran organisms, they vanished from the fossil record at the start of the Cambrian period roughly 540 million years ago.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Similarly, the S&P 500 rose 0.3% at the start of the week, compared to a 2.6% drop in the previous session.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Crusaders - who have lost 11 of their 14 games - are bottom on -6 points, having been handed a 12-point deduction following insolvency and a change of ownership at the start of the season.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

There was even this big controversy when me and him were checking in at the start of the second quarter.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

at the start

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