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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
Trump can celebrate the beginning of summer with a big win. Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 5 July 2025 On Saturday July 5, P. Terry’s Burger Stand is celebrating 20 years since its beginnings on South Lamar Boulevard. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 4 July 2025
Adjective
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 One source said that at the beginning Trump was reluctant to hold the meeting, but eventually agreed. Barak Ravid, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024
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
  • Susan Orlean’s memoir promises insight not only into her start at alt-weeklies, her journalism, and her brilliant narrative nonfiction works, but also provides a blueprint for how to live a creative life.
    Literary Hub July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
  • Clarkson is a good start, but another piece or two seems likely to be added.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 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
  • 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
  • Outperforming Without The Hype The DBS Barbell Strategy has consistently outperformed its peers since its inception.
    DBS Private Bank, Forbes.com, 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 preliminary assessment, released by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, comes 30 days after the fatal crash, following guidelines from the International Civil Aviation Organization, a United Nations agency that recommends practices for the industry.
    Tribune News Service, New York Daily News, 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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