Drop
Starting
Starting noun - A turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning).
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Starting with Symphony of the Night, even small, weak enemies in many Castlevania titles will drop weapons, armor, and foods that shouldn't even exist in the depicted time period.
Source: Impossible Item Drop - The show and movies have the tendency to drop things that serve as good starting points for fanfiction.
Source: Fanfic Fuel -
Originally coined by Monty Python, on the subject of sketch comedy — if a scene is starting to go on too long, drop a cow on somebody.
Source: Drop the Cow
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Starting and Drop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/starting
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Starting or Drop. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/starting.
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