starting point
noun
: a place to start
The tire tracks at the scene of the crime were a starting point for investigators.
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Even after starting point guard Fred VanVleet was lost for the whole season, the expectations remained sky high.
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Donte DiVincenzo was Minnesota’s starting point guard in a bit of a surprising move.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
The Horned Frogs lost starting point Frankie Collins to a season-ending injury in December and never quite recovered from his absence.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
But playing next to a dominant center like Şengün — and without starting point guard Fred VanVleet — the star forward showed Wednesday that pick-and-rolls with him and Şengün could be one action Houston leans on a lot this season.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Donte DiVincenzo was Minnesota’s starting point guard in a bit of a surprising move.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
The Horned Frogs lost starting point Frankie Collins to a season-ending injury in December and never quite recovered from his absence.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
But playing next to a dominant center like Şengün — and without starting point guard Fred VanVleet — the star forward showed Wednesday that pick-and-rolls with him and Şengün could be one action Houston leans on a lot this season.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Starting point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20point. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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