as in initial
beginning to come into existence
only just recently gained an inceptive understanding of the overwhelming vastness of the universe
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Recent Examples of inceptive
Vaccinating our faculty and staff is our first step toward keeping our schools open and safe and will be inceptive to reopening our economy.
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Margaret W. Long, chicagotribune.com, 19 Nov. 2020
Margaret W. Long, chicagotribune.com, 19 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inceptive
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With more than 600 million copies of the books sold worldwide, and everything related to them continuing to do well years after the initial release of the books, one wonders how this series remains popular despite the deluge of young adult novels (and controversy) that followed it.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Oct. 2025
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In an email, Uber said Rinderknecht passed his initial background check in 2023.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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China, seen as a primary trading partner for many Southeast Asian countries, is using what Koh described as its nascent series of exercises as a stepping stone toward what Beijing hopes will become a more comprehensive set of relations in the region.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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That hurdle is especially high with internet advertising where nascent courses have to compete against powerhouse programs, like Grand Canyon or Arizona State University, offering degrees online.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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After drawing 1-1 with Manchester United at the beginning of the month, dropping points for the first time in the Women’s Super League (WSL) this season, Chelsea needed a penalty to equalise and finish with the same result away against FC Twente of the Vrouwen Eredivisie.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Friday’s press conference before Game 1 of the finals marked Engelbert’s first public comments since her stewardship came under fire from some of the league’s biggest stars earlier this week.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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According to court documents, six elementary-aged students came forward with allegations against Riscovallez.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
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Grapevine-Colleyville school board president Shannon Braun said the district will close elementary campuses, but no decisions have been made on how many will be on the chopping block.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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On the macro front, there’s no doubt that the jobs report turned up the level of concern about the economy’s growth pace by a few clicks, while putting some pressure on the not-insignificant camp of economic handicappers who have been calling for an incipient reacceleration in U.S. growth.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
6 Sep. 2025
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The following excerpt details their match at the 2022 U.S. Open, in which Alcaraz and Sinner played the computer-game epic that announced their incipient takeover of tennis to the world.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, the people defacing Friend’s advertisements are expressing a much larger, inchoate rage at the broader AI industry, not just these plastic pendants that practically nobody owns.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
6 Oct. 2025
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The passions and dreams that drove the movement can seem inchoate, naïve, and contradictory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Inceptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inceptive. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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