ENTERED Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

entered

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past tense of enter

as in penetrated

to go or come in or into the hikers entered the cave with considerable caution

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as in joined

to become a member of patriotic young men and women entering the armed services debutantes entering society

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as in recorded

to put (someone or something) on a list new voters fill out a form and elections officials enter their names into the database

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as in received

to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to the club enters only five new members a year

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Recent Examples of entered The Greater Boise Auditorium District Board on Tuesday entered into an agreement to buy a 4⅛-acre lot with an aging warehouse on River Street between 10th and 11th streets, a seven-minute walk from its convention center in the heart of downtown. —

Mark Dee april 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026 The Columbus Blue Jackets entered the day in the Eastern Conference’s final wild card spot with 88 points. —

Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026 The Baltimore Ravens entered the 2025 NFL season with Super Bowl aspirations, but were left on the outside of the AFC playoff field looking in after a regular season finale loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. —

Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 But the teams entered the second half tied at 54-54, after nine lead changes and 10 ties, thanks largely to Boston’s effective offensive rebounding (11-3 in second-chance points) and productive scoring by Garza and Pritchard (13 first-half points apiece). —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026 The recruitment push comes as Gen Z has entered into a stagnant labor market that’s particularly punishing to early-career individuals. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026 All occupants of the home were able to exit before firefighters entered, and no victims were found during crews’ searches, according to the department. —

Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026 Myers entered with two outs in the sixth inning, replacing starter Clay Holmes after the Cardinals’ Nolan Gorman hit a solo home run. —

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026 In fact, the world has entered a new energy security age. —

Derek Chollet, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026

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Over the course of a week, multiple waves of sophisticated drones penetrated the airspace over Barksdale Air Force Base near Shreveport — a critical hub of America’s nuclear bomber fleet and the headquarters of Air Force Global Strike Command.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2026
This one came after Delanie Sheehan penetrated the defense and zipped an effective pass to Ryan, who put the shot on net, but MacIver deflected it out of bounds.

— Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026