commencing

verb

Definition of commencingnext
present participle of commence
1
as in beginning
to take the first step in (a process or course of action) commence the festivities

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2
as in starting
to come into existence the games commenced early in the morning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commencing
  1. beginning
  2. starting
  3. originating
  4. arising
  5. appearing
Verb
  • Hahn held an early lead beginning on Election Day but the gap between her and Ishii had been narrowing with just under 400 votes separating the candidates after an update Monday.
    Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The age is now 67 for those born in 1960 or latter but some GOP proposals have suggested increasing the age for full retirement benefits from 67 to 69 over an eight-year period beginning in 2026.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of beginning
Verb
  • Ritchey cited early signs of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, starting to increase this season as expected in Florida, which is called out at the top of this week's report.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That’s why companies that have already nailed ISO 9001 are starting to look beyond quality management.
    Ludwig Melik, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of starting
Verb
  • Written after the death of her brother, Vulture Prince offers space for solace by bridging Hindustani classical, jazz, pop songwriting, and ghazal, a form of poetry originating in Arabic that explores themes of love and loss.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Corporate education is widely stuck in an industrialization paradigm originating in the 1950s, of preparing employees to be human cogs in a big set of wheels.
    Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of originating
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  • The decrease is attributed to issues arising from the migration to a new telehealth platform.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • This dispute raises separation of powers concerns arising from the president's ability to remove members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, or CPSC, an independent government agency that oversees the safety of consumer products from medicines to toys to clothing.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of arising
Verb
  • The charges stem from the documents, attributed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency, appearing last month on a channel of the Telegram messaging app.
    Eric Tucker, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Now, some of those thresholds are appearing more likely to be crossed, and with less runway to turn the situation around.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of appearing
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