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Also, for starters . To begin with. For example, Out of 50 possible jurors they eliminated 30, for openers , or She believed him, which indicated, for starters, that she was very gullible . The word starters is also used for the appetizer or first course of a meal, as in For starters we had shrimp cocktail . [Mid-1900s]

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[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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