from start to finish

idiom

: from the beginning to the end
The race was close from start to finish.

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And that’s the same with Liverpool — the best team from start to finish — who have simply found a way to get more points than their rivals through a combination of technical brilliance and astute planning. Gregg Evans, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025 Kahle, in Michigan, said projects like hers can take a dozen years from start to finish — applying for and receiving NIH funds, conducting the research, and completing follow-up work. Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025 Locked in an all-out battle with title-favorite No. 3 Florida from start to finish, Missouri needed a near-perfect routine from senior Helen Hu to knock off the Gators. Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025 All eyes are on how Coogler’s Sinners performs, since the $90 million movie was made entirely by Warner Bros. movie chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy from start to finish. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for from start to finish

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“From start to finish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20start%20to%20finish. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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