as in beginning
the point at which something begins
since day one of this project, we've always insisted that we would create the best product possible without any consideration of cost
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Recent Examples of day one
From day one, Pope Francis disrupted expectations with humble, radical gestures—washing the feet of a Muslim woman prisoner in 2013, shortly after becoming pope.
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Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Cemetery management has been disrespectful and hurtful since day one.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 6 May 2025
But playing the game, each day is an arduous journey in their own right; conversely the show speeds through day one in a single episode.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
This approach immediately proved fruitful — on day one, Lee and Platts knocked out the instrumentals for three tracks that made it onto Pleasure, including the first two singles.
—Elias Leight, Billboard, 1 May 2025
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Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Cemetery management has been disrespectful and hurtful since day one.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 6 May 2025
But playing the game, each day is an arduous journey in their own right; conversely the show speeds through day one in a single episode.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
This approach immediately proved fruitful — on day one, Lee and Platts knocked out the instrumentals for three tracks that made it onto Pleasure, including the first two singles.
—Elias Leight, Billboard, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for day one
Noun
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The inaugural Mass marked the official beginning of Leo’s pontificate.—
Molly Bohannon,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Coming back as a judge 20 years later is such a special full-circle moment for me and it’s meant a lot to share that journey with the people that have been there from the beginning, as well as a whole new generation of Idol fans.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Collecting just one out during last Saturday’s start against the Cincinnati Reds provoked threats on the lives of McCullers and his children.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Now Sánchez is elated to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, marking the official start of his papacy.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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Profitable since inception, Unicorn is planning another round of fundraising soon, Mikhaylov said.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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The exhibition encompasses the house’s work from its inception to the 1920s — when famous actresses and singers, such as Sarah Bernhardt, Sophie Croizette and Nellie Melba, wore its clothes on-stage and off.—
Brian Ng,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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Interim Dean Chon Noriega will preside over the event to be held during UCLA’s commencement weekend.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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Bentley University's commencement is set to take place on Friday.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
13 May 2025
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The ratings, which are a forward-looking analysis of investment strategies, indicate that analysts expect the funds to produce positive alpha relative to peers.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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Senior quants or portfolio managers directly generating alpha can earn $1 million to $10 million in exceptional years.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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At the onset, $50 million in seed money was allocated statewide, but the law stated an additional unspecified amount would be needed in the future.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Former Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey is returning to broadcast TV as the lead in Memory of a Killer, Fox’s straight-to-series thriller about a hitman who develops early onset Alzheimer’s.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 May 2025
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While working in South America, the Neapolitan engineer oversaw the launch of a plant in Brazil that made Jeep the country’s top-selling SUV brand.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Today, Twine is announcing the launch of the Makers Mindset Accelerator: a premium video course designed to help CPG founders scale with clarity, confidence and strategy.—
Karin Eldor,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Day one.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/day%20one. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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