starters
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All five of the team’s starters began their careers at other universities, from Arizona Western junior college to North Carolina.
With two starters injured, they’re limping in and the statistical models might be inflating their chances.
But that success was fleeting: all five of their starters, including three freshmen, were snapped up in the NBA draft.
For starters, the price of oil shot well past $100 a barrel, and gas prices immediately soared.
None of the starters had won a Grade 1 or Grade 2 race.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.