as in beginning
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as in jumping
to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise)
I started from my chair when I heard the sudden scream
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as in establishing
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
started the impressionist movement in art
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as in activating
to cause to function
trying to start the car on a frigid morning
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as in commencing
to come into existence
the fight started when one child tripped the other
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as in protruding
to extend outward beyond a usual point
frightened horses with starting eyes
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as in launching
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
we'll be ready to start the concert in a moment
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Recent Examples of starting
Ludwig Melik, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Ritchey cited early signs of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, starting to increase this season as expected in Florida, which is called out at the top of this week's report.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
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That’s why companies that have already nailed ISO 9001 are starting to look beyond quality management.
—Ludwig Melik, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Ritchey cited early signs of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, starting to increase this season as expected in Florida, which is called out at the top of this week's report.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for starting
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Three ounces of seed will cover 400 square feet, a nice start to a beginning habitat garden.Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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But fans had been mourning the loss of the cheeky, friendly kid from the beginning days of the band for years.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
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Nighttime experiences are spookier, with darker lighting and characters in scary masks jumping out to startle visitors.Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024
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The jumping-for-beef gag is meme magic in itself — and has helped the Parkour Civilization phenomenon blow up on X (formerly Twitter) in recent days.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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Georgia, meanwhile, was making impressive inroads in establishing itself as a tourist destination.Fredric Dannen, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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That payment is funded by establishing a new $20 fee on criminal convictions.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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As the majority of the staff evacuated, Smith and a handful of employees remained and raced around the property activating snow guns.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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Criticism triggers the sympathetic nervous system, activating the fight-flight-freeze response—our brain’s natural survival mechanism.Jason Walker, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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The lack of protruding domes in the ring’s interior is the most evident design change, which should increase comfort, Russell adds.Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 3 Oct. 2024
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The camera module now retains the body-color accents in a slightly more protruding form.Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Did the summer tour exceed your initial expectations?Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
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That was my fault, in not sticking with the initial, less manicured way of presenting the feelings in those songs.Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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Rosen was also the founding director of the National Center for Film and Video Preservation at the American Film Institute.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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Many thanks to leaders from Medtronic, Natura & Co, the State of California, and founding partner Accenture for a delightful discussion.BYAndrew Nusca, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Written after the death of her brother, Vulture Prince offers space for solace by bridging Hindustani classical, jazz, pop songwriting, and ghazal, a form of poetry originating in Arabic that explores themes of love and loss.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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Corporate education is widely stuck in an industrialization paradigm originating in the 1950s, of preparing employees to be human cogs in a big set of wheels.Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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