COMMENCEMENT Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

commencement

noun

kə-ˈmen(t)s-mənt

as in beginning

the point at which something begins there was a large turnout at the commencement of the conference, but the numbers dwindled as it progressed

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Recent Examples of commencement Chiefs' Harrison Butker Criticized for Graduation Speech Attacking Working Women While Quoting Taylor Swift This past May, Butker delivered a controversial commencement speech during Benedictine College's graduation ceremony that caused many to criticize his words on social media. —

Hannah Sacks, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024 Legendary soccer star Mia Hamm, a 1994 graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, will deliver her alma mater's 2025 spring commencement address, the school announced Thursday. —

Zachery Eanes, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024 At the University of Southern California, the spring commencement ceremony was canceled due to arrests and protests on campus. —

Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024 During a 1987 commencement speech at Drew University, Amos — who died Aug. 21 at 84, of natural causes, according to his family — looked back on his unlikely path to fame. —

Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for commencement

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The Nuggets more or less survived a stretch of more than six minutes with Jokic on the bench and Doncic on the floor at the beginning of the second quarter.

Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
And this kind of tension has been with the symbolic capitalists from the beginning.

Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024