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
Villa’s defence was troubled by his speed and movement from the outset.
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Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
From the outset, the Lively-versus-Baldoni feud has been framed as the newest chapter in Hollywood’s ongoing fight for gender equality.
—Peter Kiefer, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Though his roots in Modena are as strong as ever, his mission from the outset has been to move the Italian kitchen forward.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025
But from the outset, Linklater understands the inherent difficulty that comes with capturing such a singular voice all these decades later.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outset
Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
From the outset, the Lively-versus-Baldoni feud has been framed as the newest chapter in Hollywood’s ongoing fight for gender equality.
—Peter Kiefer, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Though his roots in Modena are as strong as ever, his mission from the outset has been to move the Italian kitchen forward.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025
But from the outset, Linklater understands the inherent difficulty that comes with capturing such a singular voice all these decades later.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outset
Noun
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Like Thomas [Bangalter] did help us at the very beginning on a couple of things, doing pre-mastering.—
Seth Abramovitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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For example, in the experiment, oaths were more effective when they were placed at the end, just before participants reported their income, rather than at the very beginning of the game.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Mittelstadt had a strong postseason for Colorado and got off to a good start this season, but his game has since taken a downturn.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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After nine starts, five sacks and 22 tackles last season, Bosa commanded more than $36 million of the Chargers’ salary cap in 2025, the largest cap hit for any edge rusher in the league, according to Overthecap.com.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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Since its inception, NASA has selected 61 women to be astronauts, and the first all-female spacewalk, carried out by NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, occurred outside the International Space Station in October 2019.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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The whiskies that make up the blend have matured under the watch of all five of the master blenders Royal Salute has had since its inception.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
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Cowart’s mother, Faye Cowart, has early onset Alzheimer’s and struggles with being in a new place.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Exercise increases core temperature, leading to a more rapid decline in temperature post-exercise, hastening sleep onset and deepening sleep.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Following the commencement of the band’s U.K. and Ireland tour, Fontaines D.C.’s fourth LP Romance rises 15 places to finish the week at No. 13; the record originally went to No. 2 in August, and was beaten to the top spot during Carpenter’s reign at the top of the charts.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
6 Dec. 2024
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In 1979, Radner gave the commencement speech—fully in character as Roseanne Roseannadanna—to the graduating class at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, part of which wound up on her comedy album Gilda Radner: Live From New York, released that same year.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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That was the company line, that the Packers had four receivers who could be the alpha and that was more than enough for quarterback Jordan Love and company.—
Matt Schneidman,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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The formula features Virtue's signature alpha keratin protein, which staves off breakage, boosts volume, and moisturizes without weighing down hair.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outset. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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