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
Maresco may be searching himself in some sense, though the film is fashioned from the outset as a more literal search.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Sure didn’t look that way at the outset, and Sabalenka used a nifty drop-shot-volley-winner combination to help go up a break and grab a 4-2 lead.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
From the outset, the cosmic-folk group resembled not only a band but an ongoing emotional experiment.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025
Unlike the First World War, which started for no good reason and was fought for even less, the American Civil War was understood by the most clear eyed Unionists and Confederates to be, from the outset, something titanic and consequential.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Sure didn’t look that way at the outset, and Sabalenka used a nifty drop-shot-volley-winner combination to help go up a break and grab a 4-2 lead.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
From the outset, the cosmic-folk group resembled not only a band but an ongoing emotional experiment.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025
Unlike the First World War, which started for no good reason and was fought for even less, the American Civil War was understood by the most clear eyed Unionists and Confederates to be, from the outset, something titanic and consequential.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outset
Noun
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The bill replaces the state’s once-a-year test with three shorter exams, to be given at the beginning, middle and end of the school year.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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From the very beginning of launching her brand, Mutayo set her sights on the world stage.—
Ugonnaora Owoh,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Of course, the 0-1 start is not ideal.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Bergert had previously allowed three runs or fewer in each of his 13 major-league starts.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To showcase the inspiration for its inception, as with many colors in the palette for Celestiq, a sculpture was made.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Since its inception, the Plastic Poetry program has expanded across South Florida, from Homestead to Boca Raton, and continues to grow.—
Jonel Juste,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The figure indicated the largest number of job cuts in the month of August since 2020, which coincided with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Drought can delay the onset of color, while moist soil, in tandem with the right late-summer weather, produces good displays, Crick wrote.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Graduates at the University of Toledo commencement ceremony are seen in Toledo, Ohio, on May 5, 2018.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Gold prices have risen by nearly a third this year, hitting new heights with the commencement of a trade war.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
2 Sep. 2025
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If an alpha wolfs out under a full moon, they get stuck in that form forever and are doomed to be hunted and killed by their fellow werewolves.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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But there will be several other stories at play, such as how Enid will navigate her fate as an alpha werewolf.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Outset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outset. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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