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
The Fed has opted to hold interest rates steady at three consecutive meetings since the outset of 2026.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Was that your intention from the outset?
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Cold storage from the outset is always the stronger safeguard.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
The laboratory utilized by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI Laboratory in Quantico have worked in close partnership from the outset and continue to collaborate in the analysis of evidence.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 May 2026
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Was that your intention from the outset?
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Cold storage from the outset is always the stronger safeguard.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
The laboratory utilized by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI Laboratory in Quantico have worked in close partnership from the outset and continue to collaborate in the analysis of evidence.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for outset
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outset
Noun
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The language of covenant, liberty, moral responsibility, human dignity, and redemption helped shape the nation’s moral imagination from the very beginning.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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And the most exciting part is that this is only the beginning.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Since 2008, starting pitchers have thrown only three pitches of a hundred and three miles per hour or more, including one that Misiorowski threw in his previous start, against the Washington Nationals.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The company makes its products from start to finish.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Eddie Vedder has curated Ohana since its inception back in 2016.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
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In a letter reviewed by USA TODAY, firearms retailers targeted in the program were told that since its inception in 2000, the agency’s tracing center had successfully traced 269,000 firearms from the records.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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In Asia, a global dip in radiance in early 2020 aligned almost precisely with the onset of COVID-19 lockdowns.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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The House of Representatives eliminated the pandemic-era proxy voting rules, implemented under Pelosi at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, when the GOP gained control of the lower chamber of Congress in January 2023.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
12 May 2026
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The thesis of Brady’s commencement, though, was battling through adversity and never quitting, and the best way for Brady to tell his motivational message was by telling the story of his Super Bowl LI comeback against the Atlanta Falcons.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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From New York University commencement ceremonies to emotional social media tributes, stars including Reese Witherspoon, Christy Turlington and Kate Hudson are sharing proud moments as their children graduate.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outset. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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