ENTERING Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

entering

verb

present participle of enter

as in accessing

to go or come in or into the hikers entered the cave with considerable caution

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Relevance

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as in joining

to become a member of patriotic young men and women entering the armed services debutantes entering society

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as in recording

to put (someone or something) on a list new voters fill out a form and elections officials enter their names into the database

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deleting

as in receiving

to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to the club enters only five new members a year

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Recent Examples of entering The Heat continued that surge in the third quarter, opening the second half on a 30-14 run to push its lead up to 23 points before entering the fourth quarter with a 21-point advantage. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2026 The Lakers turned the ball over five times in the third and wound up trailing 85-80 entering the fourth quarter. — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026 Medical and lethal injection experts have focused on the possibility that a problem with the IV line caused the drug to pool in her tissue rather than entering her bloodstream. — Kim Chandler, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 Texas’ voucher program, which lets state dollars be used for private and homeschooled educations, was the final straw for her entering the election. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026 For decades, junior accountants learned their trade by reconciling accounts, manually entering data, and grinding through the month-end close. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Ezeudu appeared in his first game last week against the Chargers, with Jaylon Moore entering the concussion protocol. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 Prior to entering public service, Roeslani built an extensive career in business, with investments spanning finance, mining, healthcare, real estate, and media. — CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 Upon entering the school building, Krantz said, officers confirmed that the suspect was dead and found the four other people who died from their injuries, and their families have been notified. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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Verb

The Hugging Face hack reverberated across the industry because OpenAI’s models took actions that went against what they were supposed to do, including accessing the internet and exploiting vulnerabilities.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
The barriers preventing people from accessing them are not primarily clinical.

— Yashaswini Singh, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of accessing

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That gave the team two rookie starters in a home opener for the first time since the NBA began recording starters in 1970-71.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Saadi stayed on call as Rahbani’s in-house bassist, and Rahbani would return the favor by recording Saadi’s personal projects.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of recording

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Lockheed Martin has committed $67 million to the facility expansion and associated equipment before receiving government funding for the project.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Micah Reed, a San Fernando Valley resident, launched an online petition calling for an audit and relief for ratepayers after receiving a DWP bill of more than $3,300 for late July through late September.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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Radar love Each low-flying helicopter is outfitted with a ground penetrating radar (GPR) instrument, one that can detect layering in the near surface, at depths unobservable by orbital radar.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Lyubka’s compelling storytelling technique is detailed, lyrical, at times, humorous, and therefore deeply penetrating.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

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Upon moving back to Lake County in 1981, Andries briefly served as managing editor at North Shore magazine before rejoining Pioneer Press the following year.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Drivers using eastbound 37 will take northbound 121, make a right on the Carneros Highway (Highways 12 and 121), followed by a right on Highways 12/29, rejoining Highway 37 in Vallejo.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of rejoining

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Wright was removed from the ballot two weeks ago by Broward Circuit Judge Michael Robinson, who determined that Wright incorrectly filled out qualifying forms by listing himself as his campaign’s deputy treasurer.

— Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
The free community event will include candy, hay rides and a cakewalk, according to the event listing.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of listing

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Bauer, who was working in uniform, was shot twice — with one of the bullets piercing his heart — during a robbery at Kislak National Bank, 13490 NW Seventh Ave.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Elizabeth D’Aiuto, who plays Marian, the librarian of this small Iowa town who captures the roving eye of traveling salesman and con man Harold Hill (Elliott Andrews), has a piercing soprano that many an opera singer would envy.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026