the start

noun

: the place where a race begins

The runners lined up at the start.

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Fire at the start, when talk of the three-peat was everywhere, grace ice after three losses on Maui in November. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025 Despite being included in the Arsenal first-team squad photograph at the start of the season, Heaven has played just 10 minutes of senior football in 2024-25. —

James McNicholas, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025 Neither bill passed in the General Assembly’s lame duck session at the start of the new year. —

Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025 Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news At the start of the year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a Florida woman had been convicted for her part in swindling victims in an online romance scheme. —

Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the start