1
as in commenced
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
she began walking to work for exercise
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2
as in started
to come into existence
the storm began late in the day and lasted all night
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as in founded
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
the religious sect was begun by a small breakaway faction
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Recent Examples of begun
While 44% of employees say their organization has begun integrating AI, only 22% report seeing a clear plan, and just 30% say their company has even basic guidelines.
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
And, most importantly, awards season has begun.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Recently, Judge has begun to heat up again.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The series will also debut on Discovery Kids and POGO in India later this year, and clips have already begun rolling out on YouTube.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Guiducci has already begun to make his mark on the century-old title.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Ayden and Jessica had begun exploring filmmaking before the Washburns moved in; the sisters helped round out the cast and crew for these projects.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Work has already begun on Disney’s Tropical Americas.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In the wake of the Afghanistan quake, several organizations have begun search, rescue, and relief efforts.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
And, most importantly, awards season has begun.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Recently, Judge has begun to heat up again.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The series will also debut on Discovery Kids and POGO in India later this year, and clips have already begun rolling out on YouTube.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Guiducci has already begun to make his mark on the century-old title.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Ayden and Jessica had begun exploring filmmaking before the Washburns moved in; the sisters helped round out the cast and crew for these projects.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Work has already begun on Disney’s Tropical Americas.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In the wake of the Afghanistan quake, several organizations have begun search, rescue, and relief efforts.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begun
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Last year, 39-year-old Kendra Frazer was found dead just hours before the festival commenced.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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And despite holding a groundbreaking ceremony last September, building still has not commenced on a 120-bed behavioral health facility on the campus of Palomar Medical Center in Escondido.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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And to round things out, a couple volleyball-centric stories, as the Cards started their 2025 campaign last week.—
Payton Titus,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Bhutia quit his corporate life and started a cloud kitchen in 2023.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The company was founded by a Xavier University graduate, Peter Klekamp, in 2001 as a real estate management firm focused on multifamily and industrial properties.—
Randy Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Besides Groupon, the list of billion-dollar startups founded by Lefkofsky includes InnerWorkings, Echo, Mediaocean and Pathos AI.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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There’s a lot of beauty and thought that actually originated here.—
Vogue Runway,
Vogue,
4 Sep. 2025
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The fire is thought to have originated from natural causes.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, social occasions might be canceled or initiated.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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My dad, who was on AT&T, initiated the same test, and the Skylo phone still received one SMS message out of order as well.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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There isn’t an active market, like there is for shares in public companies, and issues have arisen in other sports.—
Jesse Silvertown,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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There have been plenty of other scenarios proposed for how these supermassive black holes could have arisen, and all of them are even more problematic than the direct collapse scenario.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
2 Sep. 2025
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And October’s jobs numbers, reported just days before the election, constituted the worst month for jobs since the pandemic.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Two Brits, one American, and an Indian Forestry Official constituted our team (the Coast Guard refused to help).—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Sean Payton‘s been the Broncos head coach for just over two years now.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
1 Sep. 2025
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