starting
Americanadjective
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being a price, amount, player lineup, etc., fixed at the beginning.
If you get hired, what will your starting salary be?
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setting out on a course of action; taking the first steps in an activity.
The idea of the frosh pub mingle is for you to meet your fellow starting students.
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coming to life, becoming active, or beginning to move.
She listened for the sound of a starting car, but all was still.
Etymology
Origin of starting
First recorded in 1810–15; start ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Manchester City winger Lauren Hemp has been a mainstay in the starting XI and told the Women's Football Weekly podcast "it's really important to have a good connection" with the left-back.
From BBC
They worked with a large block of snow, starting with a small model.
From BBC
The law is "not the final word" but rather a "decisive starting point", Vietnam-based LNT & Partners law firm said in an analysis on its website.
From Barron's
Dubai’s and Doha’s airports were catapulted into major air-travel hubs starting in the 2000s as their own countries became global economic powerhouses.
From MarketWatch
He’s still excited, he said, about the opportunity for “massive disruption and massive change” in the next three or four years, which would be a plus for any hedge fund starting now.
From MarketWatch
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