ENTERED Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

entered

verb

past tense of enter

as in penetrated

to go or come in or into the hikers entered the cave with considerable caution

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as in joined

to become a member of patriotic young men and women entering the armed services debutantes entering society

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as in recorded

to put (someone or something) on a list new voters fill out a form and elections officials enter their names into the database

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deleted

as in received

to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to the club enters only five new members a year

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Recent Examples of entered The carrier entered the maintenance period in March 2025 and subsequently underwent testing at sea after leaving the shipyard in early September 2026. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026 Sometimes an awakening is a catalyst of the breakup—the version of the self that entered the relationship is no longer recognizable. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 Normandin-Parker later entered the freeway and was struck and killed by a vehicle. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 Cruz Azul had entered the game with momentum after beating Club América in the Liga MX Clásica Joven, 4-3, over the weekend. — Andre C. Fernandez, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 Impelled by increasing discontent, the Americans and Soviets tentatively entered arms-control discussions. — Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026 David, Luke’s father, said that USC actually entered the whole process later than most schools recruiting his son. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 And Cooper has won every poll against Whatley since the two men entered the race in July 2025. — Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026 Regardless, Macdonald was pleased with Fleury’s flexibility once Lock entered. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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Foremost among these is Google, whose Chromebook laptops and Google Workspace for Education software have penetrated a super-majority of districts; Apple and Microsoft’s devices and classroom software hold a more modest share of the K-12 market.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
Players reported being penetrated with the handles of disposable razors and having their pubic hair burned with blowtorches.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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The shooting is the latest in a series of mass killings in South Africa, where police recorded 5,427 homicides during a recent three-month period.

— Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
The conversations are already recorded and transcribed, so the more durable approach is to read the record instead of relying on memory.

— Snehal Nimje, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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Several officials praised Preckwinkle’s efforts, and the payouts also left $109 million in the loan pot, according to data received through a Tribune open records request.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Edwards has received at least 15 carries only three times in 31 career games.

— Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of received

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Instead of dispatching a service van ($150 to $300 in fuel and labor) and navigating traffic, the technician accessed the multitenant dashboard.

— Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
On the model that broke out How an AI system escaped its sandbox during an evaluation, accessed another company’s system, and returned an answer—a moment Altman describes as OpenAI’s biggest single wake-up call.

— Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

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Built in 2014 and renovated and expanded by Osaka, the home is listed with Mauricio Umansky and Craig Knizek of The Agency.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
One of the political operatives Talarico's campaign brought on board was Delilah Agho-Otoghile, a hire that McShay said would be listed as an achievement on the report card.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

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In 1998, while a student at Gordonstoun, Princess Anne’s daughter Zara Tindall (née Phillips), shocked the nation by getting her tongue pierced at a tattoo parlour in Moray, Scotland.

— Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
The anticipation builds until the silence is pierced by the curling cry of the ancient instrument.

— Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026