as in beginning
the point at which something begins
since its incipience, the show has been on the cutting edge of comedy
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Recent Examples of incipience
Eleemosynary deeds have their incipience domestically.
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021
Yet this modest drama invokes the power of incipience—fear of what will happen next—and amplifies it with lean writing in the service of flawless acting.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2018
Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021
Yet this modest drama invokes the power of incipience—fear of what will happen next—and amplifies it with lean writing in the service of flawless acting.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incipience
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My stay was brief—just two nights at the beginning of a weeklong trip through Spain.Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
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This has led to the most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, crossing the $100,000 mark for the first time ever - more than doubling from the level of $44,000 at the beginning of the year.Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Since its inception, the French luxury fashion house has been intrinsically linked to the world of cinema.Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Within a year of its inception in 2011, Syria’s revolution devolved into a civil war, and the country’s territory has since been divided among an assortment of armed groups.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Reed Arena: Graduate and Professional Degrees When is The University of Houston's fall graduation and commencement?Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Oscar winner returned to her alma mater in 2015 to deliver an inspiring commencement speech to the graduating class.Diana Pearl, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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This is when doctors can set preventative measures in motion before the onset of something more severe, such as cardiac arrest.Innocent Clement, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The company has been experiencing a steep decline in sales – less than 67,000 Jaguar vehicles were sold globally last year, which is almost half of the total sales during the fiscal year that coincided with the onset of COVID.New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
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The highly skilled and versatile Baker has recorded 142 tackles (88 solo), two sacks and three passes defensed in 14 starts this season.Doug Haller, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Freshman shooting guard Juan Cranford Jr. paced Saint Francis with 21 points – his fifth consecutive start of reaching double figures in that category – and grabbed two rebounds.Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
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But as much as the program offers, junior Charlie McGee wanted the whole college experience, from alpha to omega.Steve Hartman, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Microsoft is holding a technical alpha later this month for the upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 release.Tom Warren, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024
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After two new SUVs launch in the second half of next year, the automaker expects Onvo monthly sales to reach 30,000 to 50,000 vehicles, Citi said.Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
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So, as Gurman didn’t have it right, when will iOS 18.2 launch?David Phelan, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Incipience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incipience. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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