beginning

Definition for beginning

noun as in start of an event or action

Strongest matches

birth, creation, dawn, inauguration, inception, introduction, onset, opening, outset, starting point, top

Strong matches

alpha, basis, blastoff, commencement, dawning, genesis, induction, infancy, initiation, installation, kickoff, opener, origin, origination, preface, prelude, presentation, rise, root, rudiment, source, spring, takeoff, threshold

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day one, point of departure, square one

noun as in origin, cause

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birth, heart

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antecedent, conception, egg, embryo, font, fount, fountain, fountainhead, generation, genesis, germ, principle, resource, root, seed, stem, well

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Although the gallery itself filled up quickly, growing warm and pupusa-scented, the energy was one of excitement and anticipation for people’s favorite authors and for a new beginning in the L.A. writers world.

From Los Angeles Times

They opened with “Live In the Moment,” which jumped the audience right into the beginning of Hopper’s story, on the set for “Rebel Without A Cause.”

From Salon

Ember senior analyst Malgorzata Wiatros-Motyka said it "marks the beginning of a shift where clean power is keeping pace with demand growth".

From BBC

Filling those empty chairs, commanding attention is just the beginning of the task she confronts.

From BBC

Israeli bombardment continued in several parts of the Gaza Strip on Monday ahead of the talks beginning.

From BBC

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