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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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 firefighters entered the apartment and found the woman unconscious and unresponsive. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 The Royals entered Thursday’s round of games across the majors tied for most walk-off losses this year, alongside the Los Angeles Angels and San Francisco Giants. — Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 She was taken into custody in Tennessee, before being transferred days later to the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, Louisiana, a jurisdiction that does not allow bond for people who entered the country illegally, Blankenship said. — Daniella Silva, NBC news, 30 July 2026 Rojas Pliego entered the US in 1998, according to court documents. — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 The suspect circled the area a couple of times then entered toward the end of the motel’s parking lot. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026 Details of sewage spill into Manatee River The remaining sewage, approximately 9,700 gallons, entered two stormwater retention ponds and then flowed into a mangrove area that flows into the Manatee River, the report said. — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 Then, in April, two months after becoming paralyzed, Mohn entered a rehabilitation program. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 Amazon entered the cloud gaming market during the Covid pandemic, as gaming was gaining popularity with people spending more time at home. — Jordan Novet,annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 July 2026

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OpenAI reported that models being tested on a cybersecurity benchmark found a way out of an isolated environment, obtained internet access and penetrated Hugging Face infrastructure.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
All of these appeared to originate at boundaries between tiles, suggesting hot gas may have penetrated these boundaries.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026

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Guzman was also one of the last remaining cabinet members who joined Johnson’s administration at the start of his term.

— Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
Cole joined the group but later confessed everything to Kacie, who laughed it off, allowing the couple to move past the incident before their wedding.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of joined

Verb

Reese recorded her 19th double-double of the season with 21 points and 13 rebounds, while also setting a new Atlanta Dream record for offensive rebounds in a season with her 137th, surpassing Brionna Jones.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Samuel, 30, recorded 72 receptions for 727 yards with five touchdowns along with 75 rushing yards and one score.

— Trevor Woods, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of recorded

Verb

Over the years, she's been given a moon rock and received a piece of gold foil that covered the Apollo 11 capsule — a gift from one of the Navy frogmen who helped recover the command module and its crew.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Waxhaw has not received an application, preapplication request, zoning inquiry or other interest involving a data center, town spokesperson Bradley Lucore told The Charlotte Observer.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of received

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The announcement comes just days after rival OpenAI first revealed that its models improperly accessed the internet and went rogue during security testing.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Birthdates, phone numbers and home addresses may also have been accessed.

— Kimberly Tutuska, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

Definition of accessed

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When Vermeil soon thereafter retired again, Stiles rejoined the Chiefs … and became instrumental in luring Vermeil to Kansas City.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
She was eventually caught by the chasers — with Amanda Spratt (Lidl-Trek) replacing Mahe, who had rejoined the peloton — but won the combativity prize of the day, which was richly deserved for a strong effort.

— Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

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According to the artist who made it, John Buckley, and the owner of the home pierced by the shark, Bill Heine, the work was meant as a protest against the recent bombing of Libya, nuclear power and nuclear war, among other things.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
In his season of DWTS, Irwin opened up about navigating grief after the death of his father Steve Irwin, who died in 2006 after being pierced by a stingray barb.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026