Synonyms for starting
start·ing

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1. start, startingadjective

   a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

   "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"

   Synonyms:
   outset, startle, first, head start, starting time, scratch line, scratch, commencement, start, starting line, get-go, kickoff, showtime, offset, starting signal, beginning, jump

   Antonyms:
   closing, intrusive

2. startingadjective

   (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

   "with eyes starting from their sockets"

   Antonyms:
   closing, intrusive

3. startingadjective

   appropriate to the beginning or start of an event

   "the starting point"; "hands in the starting position"

   Antonyms:
   closing, intrusive

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1. List of paraphrases for "starting":

   departure, beginning, start, commencing, severance, initial, boot, start-up, startup, outset, heading, begin, commencement, initiating, launch, bootable, launching, booting, initiate, commence, effective

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1. Marshall Cohen Harris:

   There's no question I'm in favor of banning fracking, so yes. And starting with what we can do on day one around public lands. And then there has to be legislation.

2. Jonathan Miller:

   It's not going to be a light switch, but the news is starting to get people to be hopeful and think about returning to New York City. Because right now, without a vaccine, it is status quo.

3. Natalia Goroshko:

   There is lots of free time now and I loved how people were starting to become absorbed by art.

4. Nicholas Smith:

   We're seeing a really nice bounce today as lots of people close their short positions but that doesn't necessarily mean we've seen the bottom, it's tough to know when a panic is going to subside but it does look like we're starting to get there.

5. John Bodenhamer:

   For the golf at the Olympics in 2016, this will be a model. We're already starting to talk about how to administer the men and then the women playing in Rio 2016, they're using the model that we created to get information and use it in the Olympics next year.