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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3
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
Texas Ranger introduces bodycam video Prosecutors have begun playing video of law enforcement interrogations of Tanner Horner, beginning with Texas Ranger Job Espinoza demanding that Horner tell him where Athena is and asking if the child was alive or dead when Horner left her.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
The freeze warning is in effect for the entire Philadelphia area, except for Bucks, Lehigh and Northampton counties, where the growing season hasn't yet begun.
—Tammie Souza, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Rather than focusing on volume, Orr and Donoghue built something rooted in the surrounding neighborhoods, from Plaza Shamrock and Country Club Heights to Windsor Park, Plaza Midwood and nearby NoDa, where some residents have already begun to claim the restaurant as their own.
—Evan Moore
april 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
The Pentagon press conference has begun and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared victory.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
Last month, Netflix unveiled a first-look teaser for the fifth season of the series, which is based on Julia Quinn’s romance novels about the love lives of the eight siblings in the titular Bridgerton family, and announced production had begun in the UK on the eight-episode season.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Simultaneously, the solo careers of fellow Pornographers Neko Case and Dan Bejar had begun to take flight—Case as maybe the greatest country torch singer of her generation, and Bejar in his cryptic Leonard Cohen-adjacent auteur mode as Destroyer.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
After a winter marked by record-low snow totals, some resorts have begun shifting their strategy to attract younger visitors and keep business steady.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The idea of leaving the United States had already begun to take shape in 2022, when Boissonnault was invited to stay at the home of a fellow artist in Saissac.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
The freeze warning is in effect for the entire Philadelphia area, except for Bucks, Lehigh and Northampton counties, where the growing season hasn't yet begun.
—Tammie Souza, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Rather than focusing on volume, Orr and Donoghue built something rooted in the surrounding neighborhoods, from Plaza Shamrock and Country Club Heights to Windsor Park, Plaza Midwood and nearby NoDa, where some residents have already begun to claim the restaurant as their own.
—Evan Moore
april 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
The Pentagon press conference has begun and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared victory.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
Last month, Netflix unveiled a first-look teaser for the fifth season of the series, which is based on Julia Quinn’s romance novels about the love lives of the eight siblings in the titular Bridgerton family, and announced production had begun in the UK on the eight-episode season.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Simultaneously, the solo careers of fellow Pornographers Neko Case and Dan Bejar had begun to take flight—Case as maybe the greatest country torch singer of her generation, and Bejar in his cryptic Leonard Cohen-adjacent auteur mode as Destroyer.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
After a winter marked by record-low snow totals, some resorts have begun shifting their strategy to attract younger visitors and keep business steady.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The idea of leaving the United States had already begun to take shape in 2022, when Boissonnault was invited to stay at the home of a fellow artist in Saissac.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begun
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The mother aboard a Caribbean Airlines flight had a successful delivery, as Fox News Digital previously reported — but shortly after the unexpected arrival, a hot debate about the baby's citizenship commenced.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Panther is a third-generation full-size wheeled dual-arm humanoid robot, and UniX AI has commenced global deliveries.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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But, when the frequency of accidents involving large trucks started to climb in New Orleans, so, too, did the number of occupants.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Tari Eason, Reed Sheppard and Josh Okogie, who have all started at times this season, were in the starting lineup Sunday and played through the third quarter.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Harry founded the sporting event in 2014 where sick and injured military personnel and veterans compete.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Bob Baker, founded in 1963 by its namesake puppeteer, now attracts more than 145,000 audience members per year, including about 20,000 students via school field trips.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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While Noblezada has returned to Daisy, having originated the role in the spring of 2024 before departing the show in January 2025, Carney is a new addition to the cast, playing the iconic character for the first time.—
Carey Purcell,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2026
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Simon Stone’s production, which originated at the Aix-en Provence Festival in 2021 and moved on to the San Francisco Opera before wending its way to the Met, delivers the score in a tight package of high-intensity choreography and effectively restrained scenery.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
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Spinnova has initiated trial runs at the Woodspin demo factory in Jyväskylä, Finland.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The vehicle was traveling off the roadway and across a grassy area on its way to the B&A Boulevard when police initiated the traffic stop and citations.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Tucker did not answer several follow-up questions, including the vetting process for the Nicholsons and any red flags that might have arisen.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
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In the past, Bravo has resumed filming when controversies including its shows have arisen, most notably with the Vanderpump Rules season 10 cheating scandal called Scandoval.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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But the way the program is constituted, couples who have continually met the taxable maximum on their earnings can become eligible for the maximum benefit, upward of $101,000.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
9 Apr. 2026
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Poetics can become the foundation for dehumanization, as was the case with the settler colonial founding documents of the United States, which constituted people like me, Trethewey, and Felix as three-fifths of a human being.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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The fans who’ve been down with me since the ’99 and 2000s, the ones who’ve been riding with me all the way to now.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Phillips told Us Weekly there’d been the possibility of getting a kidney from her brother, Aron, but doctors ultimately turned him down.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Begun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begun. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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