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beginning(noun, action, cause, start)
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source(noun, cause, start, top, point)
4
foundation(noun, cause, start, suggestion)
3
footing(noun, cause, start, beginning)
3
antecedent(noun, cause, suggestion, beginning)
3
basis(noun, cause, start, top)
2
axiom(noun, suggestion, beginning, guess)
2
bedrock(noun, cause, start, beginning)
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cause(noun, start, authority, beginning)
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center(noun, cause, start, beginning)
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essence(noun, cause, start, beginning)
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explanation(noun, suggestion, beginning, guess)
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heart(noun, cause, start, beginning)
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premise(noun, suggestion, beginning, guess)
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principle(noun, cause, suggestion, beginning)
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rudiment(noun, start, top, beginning)
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core(noun, cause, start, beginning)
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essential(noun, beginning, source, foundation)
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evidence(noun, beginning, source, foundation)
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infrastructure(noun, cause, start, beginning)
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APASmart Define. (2015). starting point thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/starting_point/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, starting point thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/starting_point/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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