as in beginning
the point at which something begins
money is not the alpha and omega—the beginning and end—of life's purpose
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Recent Examples of alpha
Democratic Socialists, vaccine skeptics, anti-Zionists, manosphere alphas—these are not people known for casual political engagement.
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Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
But a different kind of sialic acid receptor, alpha 2,6, is more prevalent in the human respiratory tract.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
Human flu viruses, including those that cause seasonal influenza, have evolved to infect cells through alpha 2,6 receptors.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
But soon find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
But a different kind of sialic acid receptor, alpha 2,6, is more prevalent in the human respiratory tract.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
Human flu viruses, including those that cause seasonal influenza, have evolved to infect cells through alpha 2,6 receptors.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
But soon find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alpha
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The pipeline that fed Austria through Ukraine and Slovakia stopped flowing at the beginning of this year.—
Stanley Reed,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Premier League also suspended its six-year deal with Match TV, a Russian broadcaster, that was due to start at the beginning of the 2022-23 season.—
Dan Sheldon,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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After being promoted to Syracuse in the middle of May, Tidwell pitched to an ERA just under six and won one game — the last start of the year.—
Tim Britton,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Jackson finished the season with 23 tackles and two pass breakups in nine games (three starts).—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Feb. 2025
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Late Tuesday, the Vatican said a chest CT scan showed the onset of bilateral pneumonia on top of asthmatic bronchitis, which is being treated with cortisone and antibiotics.—
NICOLE WINFIELD,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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For example, during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the online advertising industry faced significant uncertainty.—
Sasha Vyash,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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Since its inception, NASA has selected 61 women to be astronauts, and the first all-female spacewalk, carried out by NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, occurred outside the International Space Station in October 2019.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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The whiskies that make up the blend have matured under the watch of all five of the master blenders Royal Salute has had since its inception.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
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The launch of the lunar landing could come just more than a year after Intuitive Machines ushered in America's first return to the moon in more than 50 years.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Black echoes, sharing that it's been a staple in her kit since its launch.—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
24 Feb. 2025
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In 1979, Radner gave the commencement speech—fully in character as Roseanne Roseannadanna—to the graduating class at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, part of which wound up on her comedy album Gilda Radner: Live From New York, released that same year.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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In 2019, at age 99, she was honored by Winston-Salem State and walked across the stage with the graduating class during a commencement ceremony.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Alpha.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alpha. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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