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to begin with

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first adv.
for openers adv.
originally adv.

ADVERB

first

Synonyms

STRONGEST

initially originally

WEAK

ahead at the outset before all else beforehand in the first place to start with

Antonyms

WEAK

finally last

ADVERB

for openers

Synonyms

WEAK

first off for starters

ADVERB

originally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically formerly

STRONG

primitively

WEAK

at first at the outset at the start by birth by origin first in the beginning in the first place incipiently primarily

Antonyms

WEAK

secondarily

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to begin with

Illness can’t obliterate identity when it’s part of our identity to begin with.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

She added that rents could be playing a part in the decline and it would "have to come from the government to begin with to help more" for shops to return.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Instead, it argued solely that the states lacked standing to bring the lawsuit to begin with.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

“And in this environment, where affordability is stretched so thin to begin with … there’s not a lot of wiggle room,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

I guess you can’t get out of breath if you don’t have any to begin with.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

to begin with

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