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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The San Francisco Fire Department said the fire started on the top floor and reached three alarms, spreading to the attic and roof of the building.
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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Before she was known as Blossom, the young star got her start on TV shows such as Beauty and the Beast, The Facts of Life, Webster and more.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Rivers could start on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks amid rookie quarterback Riley Leonard battling a knee injury.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Fewer standout winners Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly currently dominate the market for weight loss drugs and have a head-start on their competition, having developed the only Food and Drug Administration approved anti-obesity drugs to date.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Before she was known as Blossom, the young star got her start on TV shows such as Beauty and the Beast, The Facts of Life, Webster and more.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Rivers could start on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks amid rookie quarterback Riley Leonard battling a knee injury.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Fewer standout winners Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly currently dominate the market for weight loss drugs and have a head-start on their competition, having developed the only Food and Drug Administration approved anti-obesity drugs to date.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Start on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start%20on. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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