from start to finish

idiom

: from the beginning to the end
The race was close from start to finish.

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Frankly, that looks as far away as the first-down marker did against a Seattle defense that was dominant from start to finish. Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026 From the violent and disturbing moments of Fox's The Following to the unpredictable chaos of films like Wild Things and Green Room, these titles (and more) will keep you hooked from start to finish. Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Dec. 2025 Getting a policy will take a few weeks from start to finish, Gibson said. Liz Knueven, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025 In the coffee module, for instance, the robot autonomously prepares a range of beverages from start to finish. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for from start to finish

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“From start to finish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20start%20to%20finish. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.

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