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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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For me, the characters are all at the starting blocks, but the gun to start the race hasn’t fired yet.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2025

It is not the sprint finish to the finish line, but the sprint finish to the starting blocks.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 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

And yet he walks along the track, and then...he gets down in the starting blocks.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen