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starting blocks

NOUN
jumping-off place
Synonyms
WEAK
beginning of venture beginning point jumping-off point springboard starting gate starting line starting post

Example Sentences

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Every eye in the stadium was fixed on Wilson as he knelt in the starting blocks awaiting the start of the 400 meters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

So - which parts of Team GB triumphed, and which struggled to get off the starting blocks?

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2024

Miles away, gymnasts flipped before judges, swimmers dove from starting blocks, and runners leaped hurdles in the same stadium where Bukele made his speech.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

Britain and the euro zone out of the starting blocks already.

From Reuters • Feb. 5, 2023

He also had starting blocks, which are big and metal and heavy, shoved in there.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds