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Recent Examples of starters
With most starters sitting out the preseason opener and Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel dealing with hamstring injuries, Stefanski turned to Sanders as the starter and primary option Friday night.
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Zac Jackson, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
Zac Jackson, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for starters
Noun
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James talks about adding a special menu of wines and Tapas -- Spanish appetizers.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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There’s also a salad bar, cheese bread appetizers and dessert.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Fairmont Gold Lounge is worth the upgrade, serving breakfast, refreshments, afternoon tea, evening cocktails, and late-night snacks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Cuban government’s accusations that several Floridians attempted to invade the island Wednesday on a speedboat carrying Molotov cocktails and sniper rifles has set off shockwaves across the Sunshine State.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The controls also let users put a blanket restriction on certain categories of apps, such as social, games or entertainment or zero in on a specific app, by limiting the time that can be spent on it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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ICEBlock and similar apps have been available on Apple’s app store since the spring.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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In areas of intense fighting — especially in Darfur — famine is spreading and food and basic supplies are scarce.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The warnings come as technology companies looking to cash in on the AI boom through aggressive investments in AI infrastructure are straining memory chip inventories, leaving manufacturers in other memory-intensive sectors, like smartphone and PC producers, scrambling to secure chip supplies.—
Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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Use them for serving finger foods, grabbing items from a hot toaster, or serving on a buffet.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Starters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starters. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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