starting point

Definitions

1. The place where a journey starts.
   figuratively, sometimes
2. The first steps when commencing an activity.

Equivalents

Examples

“King's Cross Station proved to be the starting point⟳ of a journey that took me around the world.”

“Examining the data and facts will be a good starting point⟳.”

“What Loehr called the Middle Western Chou is the probable starting point⟳, that is, during the mid-eleventh century B.C.⁵⁸ when a breakdown in the old order⟳ of Phase I can be documented. For instance, a yu found at T'un-hsi, Anhui, (Plate 19) is decorated with intertwining birds both on the belly and lid and exemplifies this conversion.”

“Creating a complete⟳ map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end⟳ of the journey to understanding how our brains work⟳. The achievement will transform⟳ neuroscience and serve⟳ as the starting point⟳ for asking questions we could not otherwise have⟳ answered, […].”

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