as in beginning
the point at which something begins
this seemed like a good program at its inception, but it isn't working out as planned
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Since its inception, Kering’s Women in Motion program has championed and given a voice to female talent, filmmakers and executives in front and behind the camera, honoring Universal Studios’ Donna Langley, Michelle Yeoh, Salma Hayek, Jane Fonda and Viola Davis, among others.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
As Slate previously noted, it has rarely been used since its inception and was last invoked to justify detaining Japanese noncitizens in concentration camps during World War II.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 8 Apr. 2025
Since its inception 10 years ago, Kubernetes has become the backbone of modern IT infrastructure—66% of consumers of cloud services and 71% of Fortune 100 companies now use Kubernetes, with adoption still growing.
—Dirk-Peter Van-Leeuwen, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Since its inception less than 20 years ago, the agency has returned at least $21 billion in compensation to millions of Americans.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
As Slate previously noted, it has rarely been used since its inception and was last invoked to justify detaining Japanese noncitizens in concentration camps during World War II.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 8 Apr. 2025
Since its inception 10 years ago, Kubernetes has become the backbone of modern IT infrastructure—66% of consumers of cloud services and 71% of Fortune 100 companies now use Kubernetes, with adoption still growing.
—Dirk-Peter Van-Leeuwen, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Since its inception less than 20 years ago, the agency has returned at least $21 billion in compensation to millions of Americans.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inception
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Type 1: The Starting Goal The first type of financial goal is the one set at the beginning of a financial journey.—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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There were language gaps, especially at the beginning.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Apr. 2025
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Today’s college students are thinking about careers long before commencement rolls around.—
Christine Y. Cruzvergara,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The commencement announcement comes about two months after Texas State University announced plans to award Sheridan an honorary doctorate.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
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But while the Albertsons crew is only just revealing themselves for the first time, discretion was only really a priority at the very start.—
Nate Rogers,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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To this point, this is the worst start to a presidential term for the S & P 500 since 1928.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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What To Know The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of National Social Security Month in 2020 and it was not reinstated during the Biden administration.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Barker says the league has embraced the two different viewing perspectives of seeing players live on site or with their families elsewhere after conducting a fully virtual draft during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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In her launch video, Stratton wasted no time outlining the stakes.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
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While posing for photos at the New York City book launch event, Knowles was joined by Holmes.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Would a first-round rookie become that alpha right away?—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Players first got their hands on it in May, 2009, and then an alpha and beta version followed before the full 1.0 release in 2011.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Inception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inception. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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