commences

present tense third-person singular of commence

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of commences Of course, things will continue to change as non-conference play mostly wraps up and the conference slate commences in earnest in the next couple of weeks. Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 There’s now just one last day of preseason games before the NFL commences its regular season. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025 Cade Klubnik is already getting high praise before the season even commences. Cecil Merkerson, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025 Beyond eclipses, Uranus commences its yearly retrograde in Gemini on September 6th. Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 19 Aug. 2025 The notice doesn’t yet list which countries will be subject to the program, but the initial list is slated to be released when the program commences on August 20, 2025. AFAR Media, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commences
Verb
  • The hunt begins But the shooter wasn’t in the crowd.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But if that friend begins to mirror some user’s darkest thoughts, the results can be devastating.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These fees, which begin accruing once a driver arrives at the pickup location, apply until the ride starts.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Both mortgage and auto loan balances also rose, indicating that consumers may be strapped for cash as inflation continues to take hold of their wallets and the shadow cast by tariffs starts to influence consumers’ behavior.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This phrase originates from drag culture where performers' wigs are sometimes removed to represent amusement or shock.
    Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • After undergoing testing, scans and a biopsy, Barbery was diagnosed with olfactory neuroblastoma, a rare type of cancer that originates in the nasal cavity.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • It was meant to show how the history of human evolution arises from our literary relationship to the earth.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Intuition arises effortlessly and quickly.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But as both its capabilities and adoption expand, AI appears poised to outperform humans in certain tasks and in doing so automate away a significant portion of the workforce.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Though other accessibility tools on the market are increasingly focusing on live monitoring as well, what appears to set Glassbox Accessibility apart is the way in which it has been seamlessly integrated directly into the company’s existing enterprise analytics platform.
    Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Commences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commences. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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