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beginning

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adjective

beginning

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verb

present participle of begin
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Recent Examples of beginning
Noun
At the beginning of the war, Ukraine used drones mostly for reconnaissance. Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025 The innovative product replaces potassium permanganate at the beginning of the process and can be applied directly to raw garments. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 July 2025
Adjective
Some of the efforts being eyed by hardline Republicans are focused on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers, which DOGE — the brainchild of billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk — has sought to dismantle since the beginning days of the Trump administration. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 28 Feb. 2025 In this case, the planetesimal that was the beginning stage of Earth didn’t drop its MVEs at the start of its development. Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
In the United States, many of the referees are beginning to fall in line. Julia Angwin, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025 The rash generally appears three to five days after the first symptoms, beginning as flat red spots on the face and then spreading downward to the neck, trunk, arms, legs and feet. Devi Shastri, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beginning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beginning
Noun
  • Norm Hall/Getty Images The Red Sox have an ace in Garrett Crochet while Brayan Bello and Lucas Giolito turned their seasons around over their last six starts.
    Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
  • That Morejón made it through so many stops and starts, improving his body and mind and his pitching arsenal along the way, is what has been gratifying to longtime members of the organization.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • In an interview, Astin pointed to his years on national and L.A. Local boards and on five separate negotiating committees as key preparatory steps for the top job at SAG-AFTRA.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
  • Israel and Hamas were to begin negotiations on the cease-fire’s second phase in early February, but only preparatory talks have been held.
    Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Head coach of Mike Brown of the New York Knicks speaks to media during his introductory press conference at Knicks Training Facility on July 08, 2025 in Tarrytown, New York.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
  • The apparent deletion was noticed on social media the same day that comments from Krauskopf's introductory press conference resurfaced.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • The New Year is starting with a fresh warning for those who work with animals in Texas.
    Li Cohen, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Murphy is term-limited, so the open-seat contest has attracted a cornucopia of candidates, starting with a crowded field of Democratic aspirants.
    Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Since founding the lifestyle brand Simplified in 2008, the mother of three has amassed over 30,000 followers on Substack and nearly 300,000 on Instagram.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Women deserve their own places at the top, and if that means more women are founding companies, the more, the merrier.
    Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Outperforming Without The Hype The DBS Barbell Strategy has consistently outperformed its peers since its inception.
    DBS Private Bank, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • Although wolves have been a symbol of Rome since its inception, by the 1970s only around 100 wolves remained in all of Italy, and none in the capital.
    Krista Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • The judge set a preliminary injunction hearing for July 24, in which both sides will argue the merits of the case.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
  • The organization had completed a preliminary audit that found at least $150,000 was missing or unaccounted for, the criminal complaint said.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • In Uvalde, 19 elementary students and two teachers were killed.
    Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
  • There are elementary and middle school programs, too.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025

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“Beginning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beginning. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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