from start to finish

idiom

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

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Kauderer-Abrams said researchers have already been engaging with Anthropic’s models to help with isolated parts of the scientific process, so the company decided to formally build out Claude for Life Sciences as a way to support them from start to finish. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025 Building a piano takes Steinway’s skilled craftsmen 11 months from start to finish. Joel Williams, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025 The execution of the simplex algorithm from start to finish, represented geometrically, involves finding the path — from, say, the bottom vertex to the uppermost point — that involves the fewest steps or, equivalently, traces the fewest edges. Quanta Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025 The presentation balanced theater with wearability, keeping the audience engaged from start to finish. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 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 30 Oct. 2025.

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