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 commencement of jury selection comes a week after the retrial's start date was reportedly challenged in court due to a dispute over witness selection.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Today’s college students are thinking about careers long before commencement rolls around.
—Christine Y. Cruzvergara, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The commencement announcement comes about two months after Texas State University announced plans to award Sheridan an honorary doctorate.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
As was the closing ceremony/commencement that took place Sunday morning.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 4 Apr. 2025
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Today’s college students are thinking about careers long before commencement rolls around.
—Christine Y. Cruzvergara, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The commencement announcement comes about two months after Texas State University announced plans to award Sheridan an honorary doctorate.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
As was the closing ceremony/commencement that took place Sunday morning.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commencement
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Finding new degrees of colorful suits, flowing capes, and animal print jumpsuits supported the show’s tone from the beginning, but has increasingly become part of the HBO series’s comedy in its own right.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
4 May 2025
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The players must have thought the same at the beginning of this week, as they were not paid on time, only adding to the drama before a pivotal match.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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What time does The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 start?—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Diddy plea deal denied, Cassie video to be allowed as evidence In the lead-up to the May 5 start date, attorneys for the prosecution and the defense have been in court for pretrial hearings to discuss various procedural matters.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Profitable since inception, Unicorn is planning another round of fundraising soon, Mikhaylov said.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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The exhibition encompasses the house’s work from its inception to the 1920s — when famous actresses and singers, such as Sarah Bernhardt, Sophie Croizette and Nellie Melba, wore its clothes on-stage and off.—
Brian Ng,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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An index of consumer confidence fell in April to its lowest level since the onset of the pandemic.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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The Conference Board, a business group, reported Tuesday that Americans’ confidence in the economy fell for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Trapezoids in space All of these milestones occurred out of public view, a policy of secrecy similar to the launch of a clandestine military spy satellite.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
3 May 2025
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The Equalizer, which became the fourth network primetime drama headlined by a Black woman, got the biggest launch pad available in television with a series premiere behind the Super Bowl in 2021.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
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“Commencement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commencement. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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