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at the start

ADVERB

originally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically formerly

STRONG

primitively

WEAK

at first at the outset by birth by origin first in the beginning in the first place incipiently primarily to begin with

Antonyms

WEAK

secondarily

ADVERB

primarily

Synonyms

WEAK

at first first and foremost from the start in the first place initially originally primitively

Antonyms

WEAK

finally secondarily

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Similarly, the S&P 500 rose 0.3% at the start of the week, compared to a 2.6% drop in the previous session.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

And after both dropped behind the Ferraris at the start, Antonelli's race-craft was much more decisive in passing them.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Thrust into a position that was not his, Bradley had to endure the jeers of frenzied aficionados at the start of his professional career, along with spitting and tossed coins.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

But that’s around $10,000 more than at the start of the decade, according to the same data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

So if you discover that O = R at the start of the message, you still don’t know what O means later on.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

at the start

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