start on
phrasal verb
started on; starting on; starts on
1
: to begin doing (something)
Did you start on your homework yet?
2
: to cause (someone) to start doing or using (something)
The doctor started him on a treatment with antibiotics.
When should we start the baby on solid food?
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Black Friday used to be a one-day shop-a-palooza, focusing on a sales frenzy the day after Thanksgiving, maybe even starting on the night of the holiday before the turkey leftovers even cooled.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
Moisture from the Gulf will cover South Florida starting on Wednesday and lasting through next weekend.
—Scott Withers, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Like the original Elphaba, Erivo got her start on Broadway and won a 2016 Tony award for her role as Celie in The Color Purple.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
When life was logical, the Christmas season started on Thanksgiving morning.
—Mike Hughes, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
Moisture from the Gulf will cover South Florida starting on Wednesday and lasting through next weekend.
—Scott Withers, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Like the original Elphaba, Erivo got her start on Broadway and won a 2016 Tony award for her role as Celie in The Color Purple.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
When life was logical, the Christmas season started on Thanksgiving morning.
—Mike Hughes, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Start on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start%20on. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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