as in beginning
the point at which something begins
there was a large turnout at the commencement of the conference, but the numbers dwindled as it progressed
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Recent Examples of commencement
The district recently announced dates and locations for several summer 2025 commencement ceremonies.
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2025
Photos from set began pouring online following the commencement of principal photography in the U.K. beginning late September.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024
In photographs obtained and shared by The U.S. Sun, the former television host attended the commencement ceremony at Florida International University, using a mobility scooter among the crowd.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Winters in many parts of Iran can be extremely cold, and the commencement of such blackouts portends a possible long hard winter of discontent for Iran’s long-suffering people.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2025
Photos from set began pouring online following the commencement of principal photography in the U.K. beginning late September.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024
In photographs obtained and shared by The U.S. Sun, the former television host attended the commencement ceremony at Florida International University, using a mobility scooter among the crowd.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Winters in many parts of Iran can be extremely cold, and the commencement of such blackouts portends a possible long hard winter of discontent for Iran’s long-suffering people.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commencement
Noun
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The pipeline that fed Austria through Ukraine and Slovakia stopped flowing at the beginning of this year.—
Stanley Reed,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Premier League also suspended its six-year deal with Match TV, a Russian broadcaster, that was due to start at the beginning of the 2022-23 season.—
Dan Sheldon,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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In 35 appearances with the Giants from 1959-61, Fisher made seven starts, struggling with a 3-8 record and 6.25 ERA.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Jackson finished the season with 23 tackles and two pass breakups in nine games (three starts).—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Feb. 2025
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Since its inception, NASA has selected 61 women to be astronauts, and the first all-female spacewalk, carried out by NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, occurred outside the International Space Station in October 2019.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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The whiskies that make up the blend have matured under the watch of all five of the master blenders Royal Salute has had since its inception.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
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Late Tuesday, the Vatican said a chest CT scan showed the onset of bilateral pneumonia on top of asthmatic bronchitis, which is being treated with cortisone and antibiotics.—
NICOLE WINFIELD,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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For example, during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the online advertising industry faced significant uncertainty.—
Sasha Vyash,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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The launch of the lunar landing could come just more than a year after Intuitive Machines ushered in America's first return to the moon in more than 50 years.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Given the annual cycle that Apple appears to be settling into, the MacBook Air will only stay current for a few weeks before a potential M5 launch around Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference in May or June.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Commencement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commencement. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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