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as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
the walls withstood the onset of the first battalion
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as in beginning
the point at which something begins
the claim that if you take enough vitamin C at the onset of a cold, you'll often recover faster
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Recent Examples of onset
According to Live Data Technologies, middle management positions have declined by 6% since the onset of the pandemic.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Share [Findings] Ostrich-shell beads indicating the onset of the Initial Upper Paleolithic were found to have reached Shuidonggou by 39000 bc, and strontium isotope levels revealed the social exchange of ostrich-shell beads during the Late Quaternary in the Karoo Supergroup.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
From the onset of Schauffele’s relationship with golf, motivational allegories and philosophical adages were fed into his psyche.
—Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
The intervening years have not been without hardship for Jeni, who has an adult onset of the same rare form of muscular dystrophy, and was diagnosed in 2015 with a rare and aggressive form of cancer.
—Elissa Rosen, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Share [Findings] Ostrich-shell beads indicating the onset of the Initial Upper Paleolithic were found to have reached Shuidonggou by 39000 bc, and strontium isotope levels revealed the social exchange of ostrich-shell beads during the Late Quaternary in the Karoo Supergroup.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
From the onset of Schauffele’s relationship with golf, motivational allegories and philosophical adages were fed into his psyche.
—Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
The intervening years have not been without hardship for Jeni, who has an adult onset of the same rare form of muscular dystrophy, and was diagnosed in 2015 with a rare and aggressive form of cancer.
—Elissa Rosen, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onset
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The three women lived in the home on King Road with two other women who went physically unharmed in the early-morning attack, and Chapin was Kernodle’s boyfriend and stayed over for the night.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Jan. 2025
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An even more pointed distinction comes when audio of a news report is layered over images of memorials and prayers for the victims of the mosque attack.—
Caryn James,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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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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The artifacts are believed to have been hidden by an unknown source around 1939 at the beginning of World War II.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Amid this onslaught, the SDF has publicized several clips showcasing FPV drone strikes targeting the SNA.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Nets had 20 assists to five turnovers in the first half and somehow survived a 25-point onslaught from Scoot Henderson, who missed only once in his first 10 tries.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
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After getting off to a rocky start, the company got a boost in the form of a $30 million token purchase by Justin Sun, a cryptocurrency executive who has been targeted by the Securities and Exchange Commission on fraud claims unrelated to World Liberty Financial.—
Karen Yourish,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Askarov is the real deal — so much so that limiting his starts might be for the best given how fierce the race for last place is.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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The incoming administration is expected to conduct raids in major cities like Chicago.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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His plans also include ICE raids in major metropolitan areas and placing additional restrictions on who is eligible to enter the US. 3.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
20 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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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2023
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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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That is the total population of Norway (as of 2021) and the total number of medals its’ athletes have won at the Winter Olympics since their inception..—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Onset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onset. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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