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• n  a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
  his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen
• v  take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
• v  set in motion, cause to start
• v  leave
• v  have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
• v  bring into being
• v  get off the ground
• v  move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
• v  get going or set in motion
• v  begin or set in motion
• v  begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
• v  play in the starting lineup
• v  have a beginning characterized in some specified way
• v  begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
• v  bulge outward
• s  (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
  with eyes starting from their sockets
• s  appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
  the starting point
  hands in the starting position

• start
• get down
• begin
• get
• start out
• set about
• set out
• commence
• lead off
• depart
• part
• set forth
• set off
• take off
• originate
• initiate
• start up
• embark on
• startle
• jump
• go
• get going
• take up
• protrude
• pop
• pop out
• bulge
• bulge out
• bug out
• come out

• end
• stop

News & Articles

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• Tarjick starting 2nd season with DC Raiders
  Rosepine Junior High athlete Tucker Tarjick is starting his second season of summer football with the DC Raiders out of Denton, Texas. Tucker has been involved with the Rosepine Youth Football League, playing for Coach Brad Ducote for the past three seasons. In the photo above Tucker is shown playing at the center position for the Raiders. He is the son of Todd and Melanie Tarjick of Pickering.
  June 18, 2013 - Beauregard Daily News
• Miami Heat May Change Starting 5 Again for Game 6 of 2013 NBA Finals
  In an effort to force a Game 7 in the 2013 NBA Finals , Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra may tinker with his starting lineup yet again. According to Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today , Spoelstra may consider benching Mike Miller and inserting Udonis Haslem back into the starting five. "We'll see," Spo said when asked if he would start Haslem over Miller in Game 6 against the San Antonio Spurs ...
  June 18, 2013 - Bleacher Report
• Should the Boston Red Sox Explore Making a Change to Their Starting Rotation?
  COMMENTARY | The Boston Red Sox's starting rotation has performed above average thus far in 2013. It is markedly improved from just one year ago, but it could also be better. Replacing one of the starters is more than possible, and the risk of such a move is more than manageable. Who might that be? The answer to that question follows the consideration of a fairly recent development.
  June 17, 2013 - Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! Sports

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Wall Street Journal
  He called last year's bull market, remember, saying in March of 2009, "What you're now seeing is profit-and-earning ratios are starting to get to the point where buying stocks is a potentially good deal," whereupon stocks promptly embarked on...
• Phil Mickelson in ESPN
  I didn't putt great in the practice rounds, but I putted great last week with Stockton and just thought I was ready,he said. "I'm rolling the ball well, but there's something off. The ball is not starting on my line, so there's something a...
• LeBron James in Sun-Sentinel
  He can't get the logo, and if he can't, something has to be done,James said in November. "I feel like no NBA player should wear 23. I'm starting a petition, and I've got to get everyone in the NBA to sign it. Now, if I'm not going to wear...