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Also, for starters. To begin with. For example, Out of 50 possible jurors they eliminated 30, for openers, or She believed him, which indicated, for starters, that she was very gullible. The word starters is also used for the appetizer or first course of a meal, as in For starters we had shrimp cocktail. [Mid-1900s]
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Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?
Words nearby for openers
for one's money, for one's pains, for one's part, for one's sake, for one thing, for openers, for Pete's sake, for-profit, for real, forrel, Forrest
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