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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At the beginning of last year, Del Rey shared a snippet of the ballad without any context.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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At the beginning of Carrie Coon‘s time in Thailand filming this season of The White Lotus, she — along with her costars Leslie Bibb and Michelle Monaghan — was reckoning with the idea that their plotline felt much quieter than the others.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 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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With his win last year, Scheffler joined Horton Smith as the only two golfers to earn his first two Masters wins in five or fewer starts.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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What are the clear start and end dates of the formal relationship?—
Andrea Wenburg,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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More importantly, failing to articulate an acceptable mistake at the onset will leave your team without the language to define which levers were most important to drive business goals.—
Rebecca Shaddix,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Measles rash appears three to five days after the onset of the first symptoms.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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The launch collection will consist of around 14 pieces, ranging from sports bras and tops to shorts, leggings, sweatpants, hoodies and lightweight outerwear.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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That’s quite a strong performance for the series, which had already landed among the top three launches in Paramount+ history, alongside Taylor Sheridan’s 1923 and Landman — all of which have been major hits for producers Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 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 25 Apr. 2025.
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