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outset

noun

out·​set ˈau̇t-ˌset How to pronounce outset (audio)
Synonyms of outsetnext

Examples of outset in a Sentence

There have been problems with the project from the outset. From its very outset, the company has produced the highest quality products. He made it clear at the outset that he is not going to quit his job. She set high goals for herself at the outset of her career.
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That means brands funding cooling infrastructure, working with workers and unions to establish robust heat-stress protections and co-designing transition plans with workers from the outset. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2025 Paramount attorneys sent the letter as the company suspects that Zaslav has been biased against a merger with Paramount since the outset, and instead, would rather complete its path toward a separation, some of the people familiar told CNBC. Julia Boorstin,lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman,david Faber, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025 At the outset of the 2023 playoffs, he was bounced to PP2 in place of Ryan O’Reilly. Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025 The 232 affordable units will be part of the very outset of the vertical construction. George Avalos, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outset

Word History

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of outset was in 1759

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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outset. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.

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outset

noun
out·​set ˈau̇t-ˌset How to pronounce outset (audio)

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