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also git-go
as in beginning
the point at which something begins
from the get-go, their relationship was tumultuous and doomed to fail
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Recent Examples of get-go
An inmate’s seemingly clever plan to escape jail via the visitation room ceiling – after meeting with his attorney – proved to be botched from get-go, according to investigators in North Carolina.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
One argument is that this is a preposterous proposition at the get-go.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Holland was respected from almost the get-go.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
But don't, in your headline, slam me at the get-go.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
One argument is that this is a preposterous proposition at the get-go.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Holland was respected from almost the get-go.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
But don't, in your headline, slam me at the get-go.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for get-go
Noun
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The changes will take effect April 3, marking the beginning of Teel’s third stint as CEO of Raley’s.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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At the beginning of their time on the stand at the trial in which Evans pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter of a peace officer and elected to have a jury assess her punishment, the witnesses answered prosecutors’ introductory questions with flat speech.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 27,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Texas’ big offseason trade acquisition, left-hander MacKenzie Gore, will make his first start for the Rangers against Philadelphia lefty Jesus Luzardo.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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The firm has over 70 years of history, and the family got its start with cotton syndication in the United Kingdom.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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According to Powerball, the jackpot has been hit almost 200 times since the lottery's inception in 1992.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Bollati’s’ family-run business has reported organic growth since its inception, save for the 2008 macro-financial crisis and the 2020 pandemic.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Frankenburg has seen commercial conversations with Gulf states speed up since the onset of the Iran war, CEO Kusti Salm told CNBC.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Roughly 90% of these tumors are diagnosed in patients under 20 years old, often around the onset of puberty, making Tamura an outlier.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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He will be counted on as the alpha edge rusher in Ejiro Evero’s 3-4 defense this season and beyond.—
Mike Kaye
March 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the past few years, Underwood has come to realize that a bunch of barking alphas may not, in fact, be the best way to build a successful pack.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This year’s commencement ceremony will recognize more than 10,000 graduates from 18 degree-granting colleges and schools.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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On March 5, Washington Square News editor Leena Ahmed broke the story that NYU has canceled all live student graduation speakers for all of its upcoming commencement and convocation ceremonies this spring.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Get-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get-go. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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