fall (to)

verb

Definition of fall (to)next
as in to begin
to take the first step in (a process or course of action) after some refreshments, she fell to working with renewed vigor

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  1. begin
  2. commence
  3. start
  4. get off
  5. open
  6. found
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  • 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
  • Since the late 1990s, Ken Silverstein has covered energy, beginning with the rise and fall of Enron — first as a magazine writer before becoming a columnist and editor.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of begin
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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  • 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
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  • 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
  • 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
Definition of get off
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  • The Huskies opened the second half on another string of turnovers against the Musketeers, forcing five over the first five minutes to open up a 40-point lead early in the third quarter.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
  • This all happened while stressing the importance of a quick turnaround to ensure the Titans open their new stadium in 2027 to sellout crowds.
    Mike Jones, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of open
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  • Robinson—whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lemmon—founded the anti-Islam English Defence League and has become a major far-right figure in the U.K., attracting thousands of supporters to rallies and garnering widespread criticism for his divisive anti-immigrant rhetoric.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Finkelstein’s grandfather, Alfred Wiener, founded the Wiener Library, London’s most important Holocaust archive, and Finkelstein served on the commission that recommended a new memorial.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of found
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