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 Green Bay entered the second half up 20-10 but quickly extended the lead to 27-10, from which Carolina was unable to recover. — Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026 The brand entered the American market with a SoHo location in New York in 2013, followed by a store on Madison Avenue in 2021. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026 The suspect in Nebraska was detained pending trial after pleading not guilty, while the three suspects in New Jersey have not entered pleas. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 When former San Diego State forward Magoon Gwath entered the transfer portal in the spring, DePaul’s Chris Holtmann was the first coach to call the 7-footer. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 Mohamed Soliman, a 47-year-old Egyptian national, entered his plea on nine federal counts of hate crimes, including one resulting in an elderly woman’s death, and three counts of federal explosives charges. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2026 Golden State entered Thursday with a 3-2 series lead and a chance to win its first championship. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 For a team that entered the season with championship expectations, this has suddenly become a must-win game. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 29 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

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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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The majority of The Same Place was recorded between 2010 and 2012, predating Doss’ passing; finishing touches were added by other OTC members and collaborators in the wake of Hart’s death.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
Larsson recorded 17 points, six rebounds and eight assists while posting an impressive plus/minus of plus 12 in 31 minutes off the bench.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of recorded

Verb

The trend marks a stark turn from earlier this decade, when sellers often received well above their asking price as home shoppers empowered by rock-bottom mortgage rates fueled a buying frenzy that sent home prices soaring.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Niven, who received his PhD from Ohio State University, pointed to another viral moment from Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy as an instance of the latter.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of received

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After the success of their inaugural spring collection, the American heritage brand and the British pop star turned designer have rejoined forces on another collaboration, this time focusing on fall essentials.

— Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2026
Stewart rejoined The Daily Show in 2024, anchoring the show once a week (usually on Mondays) and serving as an executive producer.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

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Sguros was listed as the informant on West’s death certificate, the affidavit said, and several months after the initial death investigation, Sguros was legally authorized to release West’s remains to a cremation service business.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Lowndes listed his income at $238,153 in 2025 from the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium in Anchorage and $7,744 as mayor of Maitland.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026