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View synonyms for at the outset

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Also, from the outset . At the start, from the start. For example, He wanted to explain his position from the outset, but there wasn't time , or At the outset the problem seemed simple, but then it became quite complicated . The noun outset is rarely heard today except in these phrases. [Mid-1700s]

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