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
  • The country’s senate in Prague today passed a number of amendments that will make top-line changes to the Audiovisual Act beginning in January.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The criteria was only in effect for one year, and beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the school system put in place a new plan that relies on grades, census tracts and performance on a standardized test.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of beginning
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  • Wusthof’s line of Chef Knives (starting at $100) are beefy and sturdy.
    Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There are snacky boxes (starting at $50) focused on Chicago-local products, tinned fish or chocolates.
    Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of starting
Verb
  • Air out your home by opening the windows to let in fresh air.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Kim Kardashian is ending the year on a high note, opening the first flagship in New York City for her rapidly expanding Skims brand, on Fifth Avenue in the heart of midtown.
    Booth Moore, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of opening
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  • Native plants can fare better during cold nights than those originating outside of Arizona’s planting zone.
    Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The drugs, worth estimated $250 million, were found by authorities as part of a banana shipment originating from Guatemala that arrived at the Caucedo port in the capital of Santo Domingo.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of originating
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  • There are many unpleasant things to not miss about the monoculture of our increasingly distant past — but coalescing around a unified interest, and the feeling of togetherness arising from that act, is not one of them.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The data migration point ties hand in hand with another catalyst for Shopify, arising from AI and automation features.
    Beth Kindig, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of arising
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  • Last year, Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones even claimed the two were engaged while appearing on ESPN’s The Pat McAfee show, but neither Burrow nor Holzmacher ever confirmed the news.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For example, technology that fights scams and money mules is being adopted to combat the numerous new types of fraud appearing on the horizon.
    Craig Costigan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of appearing
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