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beginning

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adjective

beginning

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verb

present participle of begin
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of beginning
Noun
Layoffs continued to impact residents of Middle Tennessee this spring following a surge in job cuts at the beginning of 2025, according to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development's public notice database. Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 After gapping down at the beginning of August, the stock hit a new low and has since bounced from there. John Navin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The beginning weeks of DOGE earlier this year were marked by chaos and confusion as the group carried out mass layoffs and spending cuts across federal agencies. Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 1 May 2025 Well, the beginning days of spring can be cold, too. Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 8 Mar. 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
  • The Giants’ first round pick made his first start as an NFL quarterback in the team’s preseason finale against the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Won his last start at Saratoga on July 31 at this same distance.
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • There was also the dismantling of a temporary stand, plus the all-important deactivation of a live electric cable underneath the old Kop, as preparatory work continues ahead of the new 7,500-capacity stand starting to go up, on schedule, in the autumn.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Prevention of these atrocities is a faraway goal with little to no preparatory work being undertaken by States.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Pressed for time, Elliott handed over his introductory seminar to his teaching assistant: a young Kissinger, whose reverence for Germanic philosophers Brzezinski found off-putting.
    Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
  • 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.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 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
  • In less than half a year since its inception, the company secured $2 billion in seed funding in July, reaching a valuation of approximately $12 billion.
    , CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The Cheval Noir represents the political fight that pushed Montreal to become one of Canada’s most progressive cities — an ideology that’s been at the core of the festival since its inception.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Dunn was charged with felony assault, released without detention, and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Sept. 4.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
  • While the new research is preliminary, the researchers believe this is a promising lead for further work to map its molecular mechanisms in order to develop the compound into therapeutics for trial.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • One of the fastest-growing districts in the state, Leander ISD operates dozens of elementary, middle and high schools.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • There are indications that students who had to attend school at the elementary and high school level were noticeably behind where other students would have been at that same point in their education.
    Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025

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“Beginning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beginning. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.

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