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outbreak(noun, cause, start, beginning, opening)
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beginning(noun, action, cause, start, base)
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launch(noun, cause, start, beginning, opening)
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nativity(noun, cause, start, beginning, opening)
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source(noun, cause, start, top, point)
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foundation(noun, cause, start, base, suggestion)
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wellspring(noun, cause, source, foundation, basis)
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footing(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
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antecedent(noun, cause, base, suggestion, beginning)
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base(noun, cause, start, beginning, shoot)
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basis(noun, cause, start, top, base)
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embarkation(noun, cause, beginning, source, origin)
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creator(noun, person, cause, source)
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provenience(noun, cause, source, foundation, basis)
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emergence(noun, cause, beginning, source, origin)
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provenance(noun, cause, source, foundation, basis)
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bedrock(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
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cause(noun, start, authority, base, beginning)
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center(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
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essence(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
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APASmart Define. (2015). starting point thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/starting_point/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "starting point thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/starting_point/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, starting point thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/starting_point/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "starting point thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/starting_point/thesaurus/synonyms>