Synonyms for to begin with
to be·gin with

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1. in the first place, earlier, in the beginning, to begin with, originallyadverb

   before now

   "why didn't you tell me in the first place?"

   Synonyms:
   in the beginning, primitively, in the first place, originally, before, sooner, earlier, primarily

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1. to start with

   'to start with' equals 'to begin with'

   "if you start with (begin with) this award, it'll be a great success"

   Submitted by rinat on September 4, 2019  

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1. Jesse Lair:

   If you want something very, very badly, let it go free. If it comes back to you, it's yours forever. If it doesn't, it was never yours to begin with.

2. John Fetterman:

   I always want to err on the side of mercy, juvenile lifers released by a Supreme Court decision, the recidivism rate was less than 1%. That's a remarkable statistic. That demonstrates that these individuals, once they are released, are not Hannibal Lecters, they're out living their best lives. … You age out of crime. Now imagine people who have never taken a life to begin with, imagine what that recidivism rate would be.

3. Edith Yeung:

   If they didn't prepare even for at least three to six months more of cash flow, and they have to raise now because they're running out of cash, I really should not invest to begin with.

4. Michael Drejka:

   If Britany Jacobs was going to hit me that hard to begin with, a blind side from the get-go, what else should I expect ?

5. Robert Whooley:

   I'm very happy because I think the whole thing was a sham to begin with, and it's good to see closure to it, i think we should move on.