4
onset(noun, attack, start, top, beginning)
4
starting(noun, opening)
3
begin(verb, make, open, cause, produce)
3
graduation(noun, start, beginning, onset, origination)
3
launch(noun, act, start, process, beginning)
3
leadoff(noun, act, start, process, beginning)
3
origin(noun, start, top, base, beginning)
3
send-off
3
start-off(noun, beginning, opening, birth, dawn)
2
branch
2
cause(noun, verb, make, start, produce)
2
counterbalance
2
dawning(noun, start, top, beginning, opening)
2
genesis(start, top, beginning, opening, creation)
2
introduction(start, top, approach, beginning, opening)
2
jump
2
source(noun, start, top, base, beginning)
1
alpha(noun, start, top, beginning, opening)
1
arrival(start, beginning, commencement)
1
baseline
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