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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

Example Sentences

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Investors at the start of this year were pricing in Federal Reserve rate cuts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Allies of Beijing noticed when the government did not leap to the defense of Tehran at the start of the war.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

That’s up from $4.13 a month ago and from $2.98 at the start of the Iran war in late February.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

CF Industries stock spiked at the start of the war.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Marsha and Glen had found construction work and roofing jobs at the start of the summer, but now it would be weeks before rebuilding jobs would be available.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson