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beginnings

NOUN
ground floor
Synonyms
WEAK
first crack first stage head start preliminaries very beginning
NOUN
origin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ancestry birth descent lineage
STRONG
blood extraction maternity parentage paternity pedigree stock
Antonyms
WEAK
close completion conclusion consequence death destiny effect end finale goal outcome outgrowth result termination
NOUN
root
Synonyms
STRONGEST
essence foundation heart origin seed soul source stem stuff
STRONG
basis bedrock bottom cause center crux derivation essentiality footing fountain fountainhead fundamental germ ground groundwork inception infrastructure mainspring marrow motive nub nucleus occasion pith provenance provenience quick quintessence radicle radix reason rhizome seat substance substratum tuber underpinning well
WEAK
rock bottom starting point
Antonyms
STRONGEST
effect end result
STRONG
conclusion consequence exterior exteriority extra outgrowth outside trivia
WEAK
derivation derivative sprout
NOUN
rudiments
Synonyms
STRONG
ABCs basics elements essentials foundation guts heart nitty-gritty principles
WEAK
first principles
Antonyms
STRONG
cowardice fear

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The brand's hit products -- the Mac, iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad -- command a cult-like following, long after the company's humble beginnings on April 1, 1976 in Jobs's garage in Cupertino, California.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Across the album’s nearly 80 minutes, Mr. Kahan’s struggle to reconcile his modest beginnings with his outsize success eventually wears you out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

It is a far cry from his humble beginnings and unusual route into the sport.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

From Coachella’s humble beginnings of a desert festival into becoming a global force in pop culture, revisit iconic moments with Daft Punk, Beyoncé, the Coachella astronaut and everything in between.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

China has had only a single writing system from the beginnings of literacy, a single dominant language for a long time, and substantial cultural unity for two thousand years.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond