commencing

verb

Definition of commencingnext
present participle of commence
1
as in beginning
to take the first step in (a process or course of action) commence the festivities

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2
as in starting
to come into existence the games commenced early in the morning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commencing
  1. beginning
  2. starting
  3. opening
  4. originating
  5. arising
  6. appearing
Verb
  • An analysis by the higher education consulting firm Ruffalo Noel Levitz, using the latest available census figures, now projects another drop in the number of 18-year-olds beginning in 2033, after a brief uptick.
    Jon Marcus, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Vrabel finished his playing career in Kansas City in 2009-10, when Poles was beginning as a low-level scout.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of beginning
Verb
  • The New Year is starting with a fresh warning for those who work with animals in Texas.
    Li Cohen, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Murphy is term-limited, so the open-seat contest has attracted a cornucopia of candidates, starting with a crowded field of Democratic aspirants.
    Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of starting
Verb
  • The nostalgic cruise, like all Princess Cruises, uses the company’s state of the art Medallion Class technology to make identification, service, and opening one’s cabin a simple and transparent process.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Joe Choate, a former banker and experienced weekend sailor, smashed headfirst into a handrail, opening a bloody gash down his forehead.
    David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of opening
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  • The credit for originating the practice is contested by several claimants.
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
  • For some, the declines were symptomatic of a greater disorder originating from within the league itself, something egregious enough to effectively drive a fifth of the audience away within the span of a single year.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of originating
Verb
  • One thing is clear; AI success is a journey, and the ability to rapidly leverage and adapt resources and technology is key — as new technologies and capabilities keep arising almost every day.
    Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Some of these traits worsen with age, again arising from a fear of losing control.
    Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of arising
Verb
  • Stories appearing in the Daily Star, New York Post and other outlets began claiming, with alarming certainty, that this was evidence of a parallel universe.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Despite appearing in only three games this season, Quickley’s potential remains central to the Raptors’ long-term plans.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of appearing
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