enter (into or upon)

verb

Definition of enter (into or upon)next
as in to begin
to take the first step in (a process or course of action) a series of counseling sessions intended to help young couples about to enter into the trials and tribulations of marriage

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enter (into or upon)
  1. begin
  2. start
  3. commence
  4. open
  5. get off
  6. launch
Verb
  • In art-house cinema, the importance of the box office was beginning to matter more than ever, and by this measure, the film was a failure.
    Violet Lucca, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Two months later, Gould began to experience a strange cascade of symptoms.
    Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of begin
Verb
  • Even her nails were Elsa-fied, starting with a sheer, shiny base and ending in silvery chrome French tips.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The beauty of raising kids in a village is that, eventually, looking out for one another’s children starts to feel less like a series of one-off favors and more like an ordinary part of life.
    Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of start
Verb
  • Johnson scored Trump’s endorsement days ahead of the new Congress commencing on Friday and a key vote to rename him speaker of the House with a razor-thin majority.
    Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The celebration couldn’t officially commence until quarterback Sam Darnold finished up a postgame interview with Fox analyst Tom Brady on the television broadcast.
    Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of commence
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  • Automation at the plant, which opened during the pandemic five years ago, has resulted in fewer finger injuries, near total lemon usage (up from 40% when done manually), and saved around 10,000 labor hours per day.
    Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 9 Jan. 2025
  • But the future of Brady & Fox, which Brady opened in 2022 at 751 E. 63rd St., remained uncertain.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of open
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  • The Nittany Lions got off to a red-hot start, blocking a Boise State field goal and turning it into a touchdown.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Tuesday, the Lakers got off to a pretty rough start, with Reaves turning the ball over three times in the first six minutes on offense and committing a pair of bad fouls on defense, the Cavaliers going up by as many as 15 in the first quarter.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of get off
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  • Musk, who also owns electric vehicle maker Tesla, launched Starlink in 2019.
    Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • In the Japanese launch market, Toyota is taking on Mitsubishi, whose subsidiary Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has developed and launched the H3 series of rockets for JAXA, the country’s space agency.
    Michael Wayland,Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of launch
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“Enter (into or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enter%20%28into%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.

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