as in beginning
the point at which something begins
from its incipiency the city's monthlong festival of the performing arts has been a great success
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Recent Examples of incipiency
The incipiency of our polarization was evident during the Watergate years.
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Jane Greenway Carr, CNN, 12 June 2022
Jane Greenway Carr, CNN, 12 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incipiency
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Popular on Variety At the beginning, these demonstrations are at the margins of the film — more like background noise than an integral part of the plot.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
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As a footnote: Kudos to the producers to honoring the legendary former host Peter Marshall with a mention at the beginning of the first episode.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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But opinions on this issue have actually remained pretty consistently in favor of the Paris agreement since its inception: 62 percent of Americans were opposed when Trump withdrew from it for the first time back in 2017, and the same share supported Biden's decision to rejoin in 2021.—
Mary Radcliffe,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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More meme coins have emerged since the inception of fartcoin.—
Yun Li,Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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On Thursday, Trinity Gas Storage announced commencement of operations at its 24 bcf (billion cubic feet) storage unit located near Carthage in East Texas, about 160 miles southeast of Dallas.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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In theory, TikTok could announce the commencement of negotiations with a potential buyer and urge President Joe Biden to grant the 90-day extension before the ban takes effect, experts said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2025
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After a rocky start to 2025, Wall Street is regaining its swing.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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High-profile mass shootings at the Crown Center shopping center and the Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally at Union Station heralded a violent start to the year for Kansas City in 2024, shocking the public with their brazen nature and widespread impact.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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Exposure to air pollution such as wildfire smoke can also lead to the onset of asthma in otherwise healthy people, Lamb said.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Chronic stress disproportionately impacts Black women and is a major contributor to the onset of serious health conditions.—
Jameelah Nasheed,
Essence,
13 Jan. 2025
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Democratic Socialists, vaccine skeptics, anti-Zionists, manosphere alphas—these are not people known for casual political engagement.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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But a different kind of sialic acid receptor, alpha 2,6, is more prevalent in the human respiratory tract.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2025
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Here’s to the week ahead, and don’t hesitate to reach out with comments, questions, feedback, joy, or news of a rocket launch in your future.—
Peter Green,
Quartz,
19 Jan. 2025
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The meme coin’s developers have limited the supply of $TRUMP to 200 million coins at launch before expanding the overall supply to 1 billion over the next three years, according to the coin’s website.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Incipiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incipiency. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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