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  • past tense form of start.
  • past participle of start.
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started

ADJECTIVE
begun
Synonyms


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He was so confident in the vaccines’ success, in fact, that he says he bought Moderna stock when he started the trial two years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Arsenal started the defence of their Premier League title with a comfortable 3-0 win over Coventry.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Is it as important as it was when you first started your career?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

A German major at the site, who only gave his first name Martin, told generals visiting the area that it had looked "totally different" before the work started.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

“No. You started talking nonsense. You yelled out to everyone about how you were gonna fix this town and make everything better.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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