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
This means that your out-of-pocket expense for the residential dish can actually be lower than for the Mini from the outset, despite the Mini's lower monthly service costs.
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PC Magazine, 21 May 2025
The abuse was so cruel and undeniable that Diddy’s defense conceded it from the outset.
—Lauren Hersh, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
It’s set to generate 50,000 metric tons of PET monomer from the outset, according to CEO Patrik Frisk, enough to create polyester sufficient for 300 million T-shirts.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 20 May 2025
Wilson, who faced a weak schedule in his only full season as the BYU starter, was overwhelmed from the outset.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
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PC Magazine, 21 May 2025
The abuse was so cruel and undeniable that Diddy’s defense conceded it from the outset.
—Lauren Hersh, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
It’s set to generate 50,000 metric tons of PET monomer from the outset, according to CEO Patrik Frisk, enough to create polyester sufficient for 300 million T-shirts.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 20 May 2025
Wilson, who faced a weak schedule in his only full season as the BYU starter, was overwhelmed from the outset.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outset
Noun
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At the beginning of the 2022—2023 school year, Luis Hinojosa was appointed as the principal of Pitcher Elementary School, according to court documents.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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But at the beginning of Jonathan Tropper’s Your Friends and Neighbors, he’s fired from his job and divorced from his wife.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Foundation director resigns over neutrality The foundation is off to a rocky start.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Perhaps an underrated aspect of the strong start is the pitching, which appeared to be a big question in the final two-plus weeks of spring training after Gerrit Cole was lost for the season due to the dreaded Tommy John surgery on his elbow.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Since its inception, 189 designers have received mentoring and a total of more than $7.7 million in support.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
3 June 2025
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Mulaney, a longtime fan who had listened to the podcast since its inception, repeatedly congratulated Maron on making the choice to go out on his own terms.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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There are people in the government who have made their intentions very clear at the onset, and those intentions were emptying Gaza of its inhabitants, expelling them, and returning the Jewish settlements there.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
21 May 2025
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This alteration might trigger the onset of migraine or worsen migraine attacks, as well as causing more severe or frequent migraines.—
Brigid Dwyer,
Verywell Health,
19 May 2025
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Trump's speech politicizes military commencement The anecdote came during the commencement address, in which Trump touted his administration's isolationist stances and the ending of diversity, equity and inclusion programs.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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At least 12 people were injured after a tree fell on bystanders during a commencement ceremony at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California, on Friday.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
24 May 2025
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Davide Cattano, an anesthesiologist at the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, did some of the animal research that has shown that xenon increases a blood factor called hypoxia-inducible factor 1–alpha (HIF-1α), which in turn can increase EPO.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
29 May 2025
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The real alpha in the next decade will be generated not just by optimizing businesses but by building them differently—by successfully synthesizing venture speed, entrepreneurial energy and private equity discipline within these new, technologically enabled platform models.—
Mitt Mehta,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outset. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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