as in beginning
the point at which something begins
I wish you'd mentioned this problem at the outset
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Recent Examples of outset
From the outset, however, American leaders were wary of becoming permanently entangled in European security affairs.
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Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Related Stories Still, more state regulation is spawning constantly, just as experts predicted at the outset of the year.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 June 2025
Israel’s military successes since the outset of hostilities with Iran last Thursday are staggering.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 16 June 2025
The Thunder, heavy favorites to win the finals at its outset, evened the series at two games apiece and will host Game 5 at 8:30 p.m. Eastern on Monday.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Related Stories Still, more state regulation is spawning constantly, just as experts predicted at the outset of the year.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 June 2025
Israel’s military successes since the outset of hostilities with Iran last Thursday are staggering.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 16 June 2025
The Thunder, heavy favorites to win the finals at its outset, evened the series at two games apiece and will host Game 5 at 8:30 p.m. Eastern on Monday.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outset
Noun
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Where To Spend, Who To Support From its humble beginnings to becoming a worldwide celebration, Pride has always been political.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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After missing four games due to a concussion and an illness at the beginning of June, Bueckers has been on a tear.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
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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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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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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Alternative starting points could include the presentation of renderings, an application for permits, the purchasing of building supplies or the commencement of construction.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 June 2025
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Harvard University graduates attend the university’s 374th commencement ceremony on May 29, 2025 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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The journey is a perilous and illuminating one, as Jamie and Isla encounter hordes of infected, as well as an alpha, a hulking and seemingly intelligent evolution of the infected.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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Whether this alpha prototype leads to genuine commercial deployment or joins the long list of impressive robotics demonstrations that failed to find market applications will determine not just Humanoid's fate, but potentially the trajectory of the entire humanoid robotics sector.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outset. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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