1
as in accessing
to go or come in or into
the hikers entered the cave with considerable caution
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2
as in joining
to become a member of
patriotic young men and women entering the armed services debutantes entering society
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3
as in recording
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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4
as in receiving
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 entering
Ballard said in August, when asked why he should be trusted to turn the team around given his lackluster resume entering Year 9.
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James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Hall wanted to leave New York, as the team is entering a rebuild after trading away some of its best players.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Cuomo, who before entering his post-governor couch-surfing era, owned a mansion in Westchester.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
With Apple Intelligence still months away from broad rollout and upgrade elasticity weakening, investors may be paying a premium for a business entering a slower-growth phase.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Surveillance video shows two masked men entering through an interior hallway of the storage facility before exiting into an outdoor area enclosed by a metal fence.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Cabrales-Arzola ordered a ride-hailing service just 35 minutes after entering the apartment, but neither of the women left until Pearce carried them out the following afternoon and dropped them off at different hospitals.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
The Tigers had fallen to 5-3 after entering his fourth year in the preseason top 10, and a 49-25 dragging by Texas A&M marked the end.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Hall wanted to leave New York, as the team is entering a rebuild after trading away some of its best players.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Cuomo, who before entering his post-governor couch-surfing era, owned a mansion in Westchester.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
With Apple Intelligence still months away from broad rollout and upgrade elasticity weakening, investors may be paying a premium for a business entering a slower-growth phase.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Surveillance video shows two masked men entering through an interior hallway of the storage facility before exiting into an outdoor area enclosed by a metal fence.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Cabrales-Arzola ordered a ride-hailing service just 35 minutes after entering the apartment, but neither of the women left until Pearce carried them out the following afternoon and dropped them off at different hospitals.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
The Tigers had fallen to 5-3 after entering his fourth year in the preseason top 10, and a 49-25 dragging by Texas A&M marked the end.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entering
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And most seniors have been blocked from accessing the drugs, because Medicare is legally barred from covering weight-loss drugs.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Even as federal funding resumes, local colleges, businesses and nonprofits are joining county agencies in maintaining relief efforts for as long as Sacramento-area residents need them.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Also joining Williams were two directors involved in foreign trade operations for Hillwood, Joshua Griffith and JR Holcomb.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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Plus, the very nature of recording your live stream of thoughts means a lot of editing later down the line.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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And then someone recording the audition.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Donald Trump‘s administration has once again been slammed by an artist for using their music without permission, this time receiving a comment from an unhappy Olivia Rodrigo after the White House and Department of Homeland Security shared a video set to one of her songs.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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King was one of this year’s honorees, receiving the Crystal Award for Advocacy in Film alongside Akil and Judy Blume for their Netflix series, Forever.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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His company, Echo, sidesteps the problem, using not a chip with probes, but a thin film that sits on the brain without penetrating it.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Ask penetrating questions, examine key assumptions, search for pivotal turning points, and consider multicausal explanations of events and developments.—
John T. Shaw,
Twin Cities,
5 Nov. 2025
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That is more refreshing to me than rejoining the sci-fi world… The world needs more good guys.—
Alex Zalben,
IndieWire,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Iliad tells the story of the Greeks’ greatest warrior, Achilles, who sulks in his tent for most of the poem before rejoining the fight and turning the tide.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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That said, there’s no cost to listing your services here.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Nov. 2025
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There are, of course, a lot of folks excited about the prospect of the ChatGPT maker (newly freed from its complicated nonprofit shackles) listing its shares on public markets to raise billions upon billions – and potentially make oodles of money for everyone who gets on board.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Ask piercing questions that shift the way the community thinks as Mercury aligns with Pluto.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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During The Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion, Eva turned heads with her glowing makeup, perfectly sculpted cheekbones, and piercing eyes.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Entering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entering. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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