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Recent Examples of starter
But the only senior starter on Santa Margarita’s team didn’t mind the meeting of superpowers.
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Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026
The quality starts piled up and Bubic was arguably the best starter on the pitching staff.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
But does deGrom have enough volume, as a starter, to get elected?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Senior guard Rashad King filled in as a starter like before.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026
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Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026
The quality starts piled up and Bubic was arguably the best starter on the pitching staff.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
But does deGrom have enough volume, as a starter, to get elected?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Senior guard Rashad King filled in as a starter like before.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starter
Noun
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This easy appetizer combines olives, egg, and salty salami for a range of flavor.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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Diners can enjoy a prix fixe lunch with one appetizer, two entrees, rice, naan, a vegetable of the day and one dessert for $38.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Keeping things cute and cozy, couples can book a Romantic Sunset Escapade or Sunset Cruise, complete with wine and antipasto.—
Dahvi Shira,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Bring your appetite and go big, with antipasto, pasta, main course, and dessert at a homey trat like Da Enzo da 29.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2024
Noun
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There is also a selection of 30 draft beer cans for $6 each, $7-$9 glasses of wine and cocktails.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The mood today was more tenuous, the industry crowd mulling in the lobby with cocktails, discussing the tail end of awards season and the controversy coming out of the Berlin Film Festival concerning politically cautious juror statements.—
Film Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Fares are inexpensive, and buses can be tracked in real time via the Greenlink app.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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The wholesaler will be rolling out cake and deli tray ordering through its mobile app, Costco CEO Ron Vachris said during the company's most recent quarterly earnings call in December 2025.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Shop the Better Homes & Gardens collection on Walmart's official website, or use Walmart's store locator to find where these supplies are available in stores near you.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2026
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It is endowed with some of the richest mineral supplies on earth, including some 70 percent of the world’s cobalt, as well as huge reserves of copper and a Mendeleevian constellation of other metals.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Red-fronted macaws, along with many other wildlife species, lose their natural food sources when farmers cut down or burn the forest.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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As a result, birds may have shifted toward more natural food sources and into green spaces that had previously been heavily trafficked by people.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Anything that involves rice was originally meant to be finger food.—
Shindy Chen
February 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Feb. 2026
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The food shies away from the typical — no crab rangoon here — for finger foods that harken to cuisines outside the South Pacific, like Jamaican style jerk shrimp skewers ($18) and salmon ceviche ($16).—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Dart frogs in captivity aren't generally toxic because they aren't fed the same diet as frogs in the wild, the researchers found.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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Cutting back on excess sodium in your diet can lower your blood pressure, so consider eating breakfast sandwiches occasionally and opting for low-sodium foods to help keep your blood pressure healthy.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Starter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starter. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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