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 When Diaconu first entered a business fundraising competition, people questioned whether repair as a business was scalable and durable. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 The soldier entered a not guilty plea in New York federal court. — James Laporta, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Progressive nonprofits questioned whether major foundations would maintain their support when such critics entered the White House last year. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 About 15 players were doing the dance, the Electric Slide, to the song by the same title on Wednesday when the media entered the locker room. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, the streamers—Netflix, Apple, Amazon—entered the game and changed all the rules. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026 The Rams entered the season as the Super Bowl favorites at +500. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 Atlanta entered these Finals without a win in its three previous appearances, then lost Saturdayâs opener. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Los Angeles entered the postseason as two-time defending champions, and a third straight title would have put it in rare air — the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics the only other teams to have accomplished such a feat. — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

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Verb

The Biden administration designated Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization in 2024 following requests from Republicans who said the group’s members have penetrated the southern border.

— Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
My recent Hartford Courant oped, described how OpenAI agents broke out of their test sandbox and as a coordinated group (swarm) penetrated Hugging Face, a research platform used by AI developers.

— John Caruso, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026

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Klatt got it right on the broadcast … then the expert official from California joined the broadcast to tell us all the officials were correct with the pass interference and not targeting.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Jan Mulkens, a physicist, joined the company during this tumultuous period.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of joined

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The expansive feeling also comes from the way the duo wrote and recorded these tracks.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
For Burned, Ounsworth recorded in his home studio, produced the album with frequent collaborator Nick Krill and enlisted Dave and Mike Fridmann to mix.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of recorded

Verb

The next-closest G6 school remains the Sun Belt’s James Madison, which received 52 votes and would rank 29th if the poll were extended beyond 25 teams.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 Oct. 2026
Finally, Aman, from director Rahul Roye, received the Short Film Award in the LFF short film competition.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of received

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Data from several streaming providers showed that infringing files identified by the government had been accessed more than 8 million times as of November 2025.

— Eric Henderson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
However, the indoor pool area can only be accessed via a staircase from the spa reception.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of accessed

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Hughes stayed with the band for three albums and, after Deep Purple’s dissolution, briefly rejoined Trapeze and released a solo album, Play Me Out, in 1977.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
The freshman, who came to USC in the spring out of Santa Margarita High, rejoined the Trojans ahead of the Penn State game while the team faced a variety of injuries to other key players on both sides of the ball.

— Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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In 2001, portions of the installation were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District, encompassing 122 buildings, two landscapes, a sculpture and a water tower.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Leading rusher Jeremy Payne, who exited the Baylor game in the first quarter, is listed as questionable along with tight end Kari Ashley and edge rusher Zach Chapman.

— Steven Johnson. Story produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of listed

Verb

Cook for 20 minutes, or until the squash falls apart when pierced with a fork.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The exhibition layout, conceived by French designer Pascal Rodriguez, unfolds across four successive spaces, separated by partition walls pierced by large circular openings at their centers.

— Sarah Belmont for ArtNews, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026