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beginning
noun as in start of an event or action
Strongest matches
birth, creation, dawn, inauguration, inception, introduction, onset, opening, outset, starting point, top
Strong matches
alpha, basis, blastoff, commencement, dawning, genesis, induction, infancy, initiation, installation, kickoff, opener, origin, origination, preface, prelude, presentation, rise, root, rudiment, source, spring, takeoff, threshold
Weak matches
noun as in origin, cause
Strong matches
antecedent, conception, egg, embryo, font, fount, fountain, fountainhead, generation, genesis, germ, principle, resource, root, seed, stem, well
Example Sentences
Yolanda and Rebecca’s relationship moved quickly at the beginning, which wasn’t unusual for Rebecca, Winter said.
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period in which Christians prepare for Easter.
Christians, of course, really were persecuted by the Roman Empire beginning in the 1st century.
In a debate at the beginning of the year, Transport Minister Lillian Greenwood said her department had "examined Street Manager data and spoken to industry representatives and found no evidence of misuse".
It remains, she says, "a symbol of time turning, for the millennium - a circle with no beginning and no end. And it's a symbol of renewal and the cycles of life".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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