the start

noun

: the place where a race begins
The runners lined up at the start.

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Scheffler, who fell nine shots behind with a pair of bogeys at the start, shot 32 on the back nine by chipping in from 65 feet on the 14th for the start of three straight birdies. Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026 Your visibility increases with the start of Cancer season. Usa Today, USA Today, 21 June 2026 Whatever the reasons, the departures signal the start of Broadway’s summer dog days, when the crowded spring line-ups thin out in the wake of Tony Award disappointments, warm-weather competition for tourist bucks and the inevitable making-way for fresh new fall shows just around the corner. Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 June 2026 This omission came despite the fact the NHL showed its support as a league on social media at the start of Pride Month. Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for the start

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“The start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20start. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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