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
Four years ago, at the outset of Carlos Correa’s free agency, Crane confirmed to a Houston television station the club offered its superstar shortstop a five-year, $160 million deal.
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Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Wadhwani used this data to train an AI model that uses the information collected at the outset of treatment for predictions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2024
Congress ultimately undid a record 16 rules at the outset of Trump’s first term, marking the most expansive use of the CRA to date.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
Any founder who has become a franchisor will have struggled with these same challenges at the outset of their business journey.
—Fiona Simpson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Wadhwani used this data to train an AI model that uses the information collected at the outset of treatment for predictions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2024
Congress ultimately undid a record 16 rules at the outset of Trump’s first term, marking the most expansive use of the CRA to date.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
Any founder who has become a franchisor will have struggled with these same challenges at the outset of their business journey.
—Fiona Simpson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outset
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At the beginning of the film, Roz’s hard lines and chrome stand out against the natural landscape, but her silhouette changes as the movie moves along.Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have used a distortion in space to reveal over 40 individual stars in a galaxy 6.5 billion light-years from the Milky Way—halfway back to the beginning of the universe.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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That was the unlikely start of one of America’s greatest retail success stories.Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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After a tough start to the 2024 NFL season, the Cincinnati Bengals still have a shot to make the playoffs.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Arguably Formula 1’s most iconic race, the Principality has host a race each year since the world championship’s inception in 1950, save for 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic.Dan Cancian, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Since its inception, the Center has expanded and will soon move its South Portland branch to a much larger space in nearby Westbrook.Rachel Murphy, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
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From the onset of Schauffele’s relationship with golf, motivational allegories and philosophical adages were fed into his psyche.Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Share [Findings] Ostrich-shell beads indicating the onset of the Initial Upper Paleolithic were found to have reached Shuidonggou by 39000 bc, and strontium isotope levels revealed the social exchange of ostrich-shell beads during the Late Quaternary in the Karoo Supergroup.Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, 2001 Dartmouth graduate Mindy Kaling returned to campus to give a hilarious commencement address.Diana Pearl, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Courage Under Fire evidenced that, especially following a kerfuffle just days before over Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s commencement address at Benedictine College in Kansas.Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 31 Oct. 2024
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But soon find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Human flu viruses, including those that cause seasonal influenza, have evolved to infect cells through alpha 2,6 receptors.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outset. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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