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Definition of onset
2 : beginning, commencement the onset of winter the onset of age-related diseases
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Examples of onset in a Sentence
the walls withstood the onset of the first battalion
the claim that if you take enough vitamin C at the onset of a cold, you'll often recover faster
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Shortly after birth, the baby showed signs of respiratory distress, was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, and was found to have a life-threatening blood infection—diagnosed as late-onset group B Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) bacteremia.
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But the goal is to limit the amount of opioids available at the onset.
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Many #airquality monitors across the Southwest have recorded a spate of high ozone days since the onset of the persistent June #heatwave.
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But the onset of the AIDS crisis, the loss of friends and the rise of Anita Bryant's anti-gay hate campaign, gave political urgency to LGBT visibility, prompting Maupin to become a vocal opponent of the enslavement of the closet.
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A slowdown in U.S. reflation, a bear market in oil prices and the onset of the summer lull are set to reinforce the allure of global bonds with long maturities, according to investors and analysts like Pimco, Citigroup Inc. and UBS AG.
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Westfield is proud to work with their independent agents in distributing nearly $1.3 million since the onset of the Legacy of Caring program in 2015.
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This earlier onset is thought to be related to the obesity epidemic.
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At the onset, Berg — a 12-year veteran of the company — was the least likely candidate.
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First Known Use of onset
circa 1522
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: the initial existence or symptoms of a disease the onset of scarlet fever
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