as in beginning
the point at which something begins
money is not the alpha and omega—the beginning and end—of life's purpose
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Recent Examples of alpha
But as the article points out, alpha has entered the wider lexicon as a term for a highly desirable and respected man.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
Think how much effort goes into marginal improvements in portfolio construction or risk management or alpha generation.
—Philip Maymin, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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
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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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
Think how much effort goes into marginal improvements in portfolio construction or risk management or alpha generation.
—Philip Maymin, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alpha
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At the beginning of last year, Del Rey shared a snippet of the ballad without any context.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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At the beginning of Carrie Coon‘s time in Thailand filming this season of The White Lotus, she — along with her costars Leslie Bibb and Michelle Monaghan — was reckoning with the idea that their plotline felt much quieter than the others.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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With his win last year, Scheffler joined Horton Smith as the only two golfers to earn his first two Masters wins in five or fewer starts.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Walmart stock was off to a hot start Wednesday morning, climbing 4 points (5.0%) in the first hour of trading.—
Kevin Ryan,
Quartz,
9 Apr. 2025
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More importantly, failing to articulate an acceptable mistake at the onset will leave your team without the language to define which levers were most important to drive business goals.—
Rebecca Shaddix,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Measles rash appears three to five days after the onset of the first symptoms.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Veteran publishing executive Robert Gottlieb, the chairman of the literary agency Trident Media Group who has been following the trend since its inception, is only slightly more measured.—
Andy Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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Here’s How Elton John’s AIDS Foundation Is Rising to the Occasion One of the largest organizations in the world devoted to HIV/AIDS relief faces perhaps its most critical year since inception.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
4 Apr. 2025
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Property Masters Guild to Host Launch Event for PROP CULTURE Publication The Property Masters Guild will hold a launch event for its new magazine, PROP CULTURE, on April 17.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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Release date Likely: In 2017, there were two months between Nintendo's wider reveal of the Switch in January 2017 and that console's launch in March 2017.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
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Jeannie Leavitt, the first female fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force, delivered the spring commencement speech last year.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
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Oscar winner Jane Fonda will deliver USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism commencement speech as its 2025 keynote speaker, the school announced today.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Alpha.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alpha. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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