23 entries under commencement topic. ×

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in the first place(adverb, firstly, expression, beginning, order)
30
first off(adverb, expression, beginning, order, firstly)
28
at the outset(expression, adverb, beginning, order, start)
20
start with(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb, start)
19
for openers(adverb, expression, beginning, firstly, order)
18
for starters(expression, beginning, adverb, order, start)
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first of all(adverb, expression, beginning, order, start)
13
in the first instance(expression, beginning, order, start, adverb)
9
begin from(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb, start)
8
start from(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb, start)
8
start off with(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb, start)
7
be going on with(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb, start)
7
for one thing(expression, adverb, start, beginning, begin)
6
above all things(expression, adverb, start, beginning, begin)
6
before everything else(expression, adverb, start, beginning, begin)
6
first and utmost(expression, adverb, start, beginning, begin)
6
first thing(expression, adverb, start, beginning, begin)
6
nothing if not(expression, adverb, start, beginning, begin)
4
above all(expression, adverb, start, beginning, begin)
3
have rise in(expression, start, beginning)
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APASmart Define. (2013). begin with thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/begin_with/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2013, begin with thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/begin_with/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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