as in beginning
the point at which something begins
money is not the alpha and omega—the beginning and end—of life's purpose
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Recent Examples of alpha
By contrast, decreases in alpha and beta brain waves signal mental fatigue.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 May 2025
The real alpha in the next decade will be generated not just by optimizing businesses but by building them differently—by successfully synthesizing venture speed, entrepreneurial energy and private equity discipline within these new, technologically enabled platform models.
—Mitt Mehta, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Davide Cattano, an anesthesiologist at the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, did some of the animal research that has shown that xenon increases a blood factor called hypoxia-inducible factor 1–alpha (HIF-1α), which in turn can increase EPO.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
The researchers analyzed the signals collected from each subject, which included delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma EEG band powers.
—Paul McClure 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 May 2025
The real alpha in the next decade will be generated not just by optimizing businesses but by building them differently—by successfully synthesizing venture speed, entrepreneurial energy and private equity discipline within these new, technologically enabled platform models.
—Mitt Mehta, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Davide Cattano, an anesthesiologist at the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, did some of the animal research that has shown that xenon increases a blood factor called hypoxia-inducible factor 1–alpha (HIF-1α), which in turn can increase EPO.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
The researchers analyzed the signals collected from each subject, which included delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma EEG band powers.
—Paul McClure 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alpha
Noun
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Bulls will point to yesterday’s event as just the beginning of an exciting path of growth.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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He’s been trying really from the beginning to bring the 10 Black mob families together.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 June 2025
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Shohei Ohtani pitched one hitless inning in his second mound start of the season before hitting a three-run triple and a two-run homer, and Max Muncy had a grand slam and a three-run homer in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 13-7 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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And Abel will have five days to think about his next start at the Atlanta Braves.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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In the five years prior to the onset of the pandemic, the overall crime rate sat between 8 and 9.5 acts per 1,000 students.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2025
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Since then, city leaders added hundreds of new employees and, since the onset of the COVID pandemic, relied on one-time funding to balance the books.—
Daniel Borenstein,
Mercury News,
17 June 2025
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Since its inception, in 2000, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which works with local governments to bring vaccines to low-income countries, has helped administer 1.9 billion vaccines and reached a billion children.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
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Ross has been a foundational voice for AEW since its inception.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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That’s how many people Lutnick claims registered for the $5 million Trump Gold Card visa on its website in the days immediately following the website’s June 11 launch.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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But Washington retains the sole authority to order a nuclear launch.—
FLORENCE GAUB,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Their route to walking across the stage to receive a diploma might have taken some detours and extra years, but the joy in earning a high school diploma or equivalency certificate was evident at the Poway Adult School’s 60th annual commencement ceremony.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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Video shows Oh asking every attendee to stand up and participate from the commencement stage to the bleachers.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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“Alpha.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alpha. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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