as in begins
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
he's eager to finish college and to embark upon a career in teaching
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Poetry is a feeling worth getting down, a process that begins with attending and listening.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025 -
The offseason begins in earnest now that the Los Angeles Dodgers defended their title by beating the Toronto Blue Jays in Saturday night’s epic Game 7.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Just last week, the Facchino Family began demolishing structures at its 13-acre property at 1655 Berryessa Road before construction commences on a new mixed-income neighborhood near the BART Station.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Here, for now, are three pressing questions as the offseason commences.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the right shoe starts with a black pigskin suede base and mixes in blurred and distorted details to represent the pixelated side.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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His goals are unknown, but before the game starts, a little girl in a red dress approaches him.—
Will Borger,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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As the movie opens, their four children and a couple of dozen friends join them for a 25th wedding anniversary party in the backyard.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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This opens exciting avenues for understanding virus emergence, assessing pandemic potential, and identifying new drug targets to combat viral infections.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Embarks (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarks%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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