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 Combined with recent updates across several companies in the AI industry, the AI competition appears to have entered a new phase centered on cost-efficiency. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Last year, Tatcha entered Europe in partnership with Sephora, adding to existing footprints in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia and Japan. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 The trial-scheduling order entered by Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama marked the latest milestone in a military prosecution beset by two decades of legal deadlock surrounding the four detainees held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. — Steve Gorman, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Court documents do not say whether those charged have entered pleas. — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 Iran entered the war with its foreign commerce concentrated among a relatively small group of countries, leaving it with fewer places to turn now. — Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Vanessa graduated from Florida International University, completed medical school, and entered a three-year emergency-medicine residency program at a South Florida hospital. — Tania Francois, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Prior to Ratcliffe’s trip, additional Russian drones entered NATO airspace, this time over Romania and Poland, and were shot down. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026 Nick, who has entered a not-guilty plea, will appear next in court on September 15 for a pretrial hearing. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

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On August 7, the Oregon governor’s office confirmed hackers had penetrated the core control systems of an Oregon water district.

— John Caruso, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026
The Mughals were heavily outnumbered by the Afghans but had penetrated the opposing army from the side and rear, causing great losses in Hemu’s army.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

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Filipino-American star Liza Soberano has joined the jury for the Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary, which will be presented by Artemis Rising Foundation during the upcoming Venice Film Festival.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
The College-in-3 Exchange was born, and dozens of higher education institutions joined the network to look for ways to help students get degrees faster.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of joined

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The number of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz rose 27% in the past week, according to a CNN analysis of figures from the UK Maritime Trade Operations center (UKMTO), which recorded 103 entering and 89 leaving.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Global rise Amnesty International said in May that recorded executions worldwide rose 78% in 2025 to 2,707, the highest number documented by the rights group since 1981.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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The project received a major contribution in 2026 when Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce made a $2 million gift as one of several donations made ahead of their wedding.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
The company has also received an Approval In Principle (AIP) with a maritime classification society.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of received

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Protest organizers said that creates a pathway through which locally collected surveillance information could potentially be accessed for immigration enforcement.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Not to be outdone, Meta later added that one of its models had accessed the internet during a cybersecurity test and exploited a security flaw at an unnamed third-party company.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of accessed

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Morgan Rogers has signed for Chelsea, Lucas Digne rejoined Paris Saint-Germain, Youri Tielemans left for Manchester United, while Ezri Konsa is on the verge of joining Arsenal.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
His father, former Benet coach Sean Wesley, has rejoined the program as an assistant.

— Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

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Investigators believe the bullet that pierced the restaurant window was fired from inside a passing vehicle on Vista Village Drive.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Poy was wounded in a second land mine explosion that pierced his face and body with shrapnel and killed three of his colleagues.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026