1
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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2
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
That was the sharpest drop except for that seen at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Yet, to hear Taylor tell it now, his lifelong dedication to touring reflects both his passion for performing and some bad business decisions at the onset of his career.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
Specifically, a number of my clients strategically allocated a portion of their investments to gold at the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, and again during recent escalations in geopolitical tensions.
—Gianluca Sidoti, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The Nasdaq Composite recorded its worst week since the onset of the pandemic and entered a bear market.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,christina Wilkie,michael Wayland,april Roach,erin Doherty, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Yet, to hear Taylor tell it now, his lifelong dedication to touring reflects both his passion for performing and some bad business decisions at the onset of his career.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
Specifically, a number of my clients strategically allocated a portion of their investments to gold at the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, and again during recent escalations in geopolitical tensions.
—Gianluca Sidoti, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The Nasdaq Composite recorded its worst week since the onset of the pandemic and entered a bear market.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,christina Wilkie,michael Wayland,april Roach,erin Doherty, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onset
Noun
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Whitmer wages charm offensive against Trump as other Dems attack As much as Trump enjoys skewering his rivals, the president has lauded Whitmer on multiple occasions since returning to power.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The next year, several of them banded together to launch their own attack on the Ottoman empire.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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There were language gaps, especially at the beginning.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Apr. 2025
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What To Know James appeared on the Special Report with Areva Martin podcast on Tuesday, and was asked at the beginning of the interview about the DOJ reviewing the fraud allegations against her.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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The onslaught has been so extensive that the United States now has its highest average tariff rate in over a century − and more seem on the way.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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When two of the men turn and run, Tommy’s left with one other man to defend against the onslaught as the people on the rooftops fire into the street and the non-combatants cower inside.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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But while the Albertsons crew is only just revealing themselves for the first time, discretion was only really a priority at the very start.—
Nate Rogers,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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That was Monday, the day Blewett joined his third major-league team in a two-week span, and one day before the 6-foot-6 right-hander was thrust into the first start of his MLB career.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Pakistan responded by aerial raids, downed an Indian military aircraft and captured an Indian pilot, who was later released.—
Time,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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Initially, authorities said Darlene Carey simply granted them access to the residence, thus justifying the raid that uncovered the guns.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Graduates go wild for Trump’s commencement pledge 3.—
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FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Limestone’s final commencement takes place Saturday.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
1 May 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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To the extent that such neat inception points exist in real life, an afternoon at an aging movie palace on the corner of Lake Park and Grand Avenues, in central Oakland, California, provided one for the filmmaker Ryan Coogler.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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The brewery had operated at the Ice Blocks since the development’s inception, expanding into an adjacent space in 2022.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Onset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onset. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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