as in first
coming before all others in time or order
you've resolved my initial complaint, but now I have a new question
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Recent Examples of initial
River Valley Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 16 Sep. 2024
Billingsley read aloud, and then initialed next to, sentences explaining his right to remain silent and his right to have an attorney present, among others.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Although the initial podcast series lasted just ten episodes, the feedback in comments was positive.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Adjective
According to the report, Terry read and initialed the waiver of rights form but was unwilling to submit to the test.
—River Valley Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 16 Sep. 2024
Billingsley read aloud, and then initialed next to, sentences explaining his right to remain silent and his right to have an attorney present, among others.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Verb
Pele made it 3-1, then Zagallo put the game to bed with Brazil’s fourth after his initial corner was not cleared.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Although the initial podcast series lasted just ten episodes, the feedback in comments was positive.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initial
Adjective
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This is not the first time the council has approved increasing ticket prices.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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News of its foray into prediction markets has helped its stock price gain more than 100% in the first half of 2025.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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That being said, there’s no harm in watching the reboot trilogy first before moving on to the original series of films.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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Both sides offered slightly competing proposals to respond to the note, with the government’s proposal encouraging jurors to firmly stick to the original instructions on the law.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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The inaugural recipient will be honored at the Special Awards Presentation during the 26th Annual Latin Grammy Week in Las Vegas in November.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
28 June 2025
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Among those receiving clemency are a pair of reality TV stars, a straw donor who gave $900,000 to Trump’s first inaugural committee and a Virginia sheriff sentenced to 10 years for deputizing several businessmen in exchange for cash payments.—
Jim Mustian,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Last year, the Indonesian political party Golkar created a deepfake of former president Suharto endorsing its candidate.—
Cecilia Hult,
Fortune,
28 June 2025
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After being chosen first overall by the Mavericks, Cooper Flagg endorsed his Duke teammates and fellow top 10 picks, Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach, not only for their skills as players but also for their character as individuals.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Verb
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The bill evolved from an earlier bill authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, called SB 607.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2025
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Since being founded in 2023, Deep Fusion’s management have authored several policy papers on AI, as the entertainment world continues to wrestle with how to approach the technologically ethically.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Wang, meanwhile, was playing in her maiden WTA final.—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Gisbergen got his maiden win in Mexico over the past weekend after struggling in his first full-time NASCAR Cup Series season.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday signed a decree to withdraw the country from the Ottawa Convention, an international treaty that bans the use and stockpiling of antipersonnel landmines, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed on Sunday.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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Anthony Gordon, for example, was wanted by Chelsea, but Newcastle signed him when excitement around him had died off a bit.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Giard grew up to become both a voracious reader (with a B.A. in English and American literature from Yale and an M.A. in comparative literature from Boston University) and a foremost chronicler of writers.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 June 2025
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One of the Jet Propulsion Lab’s foremost scientists says the futuristic outpost is still hoping against hope that the president’s plan for NASA will be overturned by Congress.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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“Initial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initial. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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