Head start
Head start noun - The advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race).
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Starting and head start are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Starting" instead a noun phrase "Head start".
Starting
Starting noun - A turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning).
Head start and starting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Head start" instead a noun "Starting".
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- Seinfeld had Jerry mistaking a car backfiring for a race's starting pistol, giving him an unfair head start and winning him the race.
Source: Bang, Bang, BANG - The first three players succeed and build up a head start of 35 seconds, but the fourth player, betting 10 seconds, hits the button just after 11 seconds elapsed, prematurely starting the game and ensuring her doom.
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Starting and Head start. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/head_start/starting
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