ENTERING Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

entering

verb

present participle of enter

as in accessing

to go or come in or into the hikers entered the cave with considerable caution

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as in joining

to become a member of patriotic young men and women entering the armed services debutantes entering society

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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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deleting

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 For decades, junior accountants learned their trade by reconciling accounts, manually entering data, and grinding through the month-end close. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Surveillance video showed two of the men entering the bedroom. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 Ezeudu appeared in his first game last week against the Chargers, with Jaylon Moore entering the concussion protocol. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 Prior to entering public service, Roeslani built an extensive career in business, with investments spanning finance, mining, healthcare, real estate, and media. — CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 Upon entering the school building, Krantz said, officers confirmed that the suspect was dead and found the four other people who died from their injuries, and their families have been notified. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 The video showed the suspects entering the smoke shop and brandishing handguns. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The Dodgers, after reinforcing to their back-to-back championship roster in the offseason and entering the year as the World Series favorites, fell short. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The Dodgers aren’t the only ones in baseball entering this offseason facing uncertainty. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Yet a growing number of adults age 60 and older are embracing AI, using it for entertainment, planning trips and even accessing health information.

— Robin Brewer, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Customers also reported difficulties accessing services from Lloyds, HSBC, and Halifax.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of accessing

Verb

Robinhood is disclosing its participation for the first time, joining high-profile backers including Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, and Founders Fund.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Palestine Action founder Huda Ammori encouraged joining offshoot groups to circumvent the ban, the Telegraph reported.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of joining

Verb

That gave the team two rookie starters in a home opener for the first time since the NBA began recording starters in 1970-71.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Saadi stayed on call as Rahbani’s in-house bassist, and Rahbani would return the favor by recording Saadi’s personal projects.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of recording

Verb

Meanwhile, the appeals court found that public schools were not receiving all the money the state’s own funding plan called for.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
The receiving device checks every instruction against what the sender is actually permitted to do, building on network isolation and device identity rather than replacing them.

— Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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Radar love Each low-flying helicopter is outfitted with a ground penetrating radar (GPR) instrument, one that can detect layering in the near surface, at depths unobservable by orbital radar.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Lyubka’s compelling storytelling technique is detailed, lyrical, at times, humorous, and therefore deeply penetrating.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of penetrating

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Kendrick Raphael ran for 124 yards as SMU (5-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast) improved to 10-0 at home in ACC games since rejoining a power conference league in 2024.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Kendrick Raphael ran for 124 yards as SMU (5-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast) improved to 10-0 at home in ACC games since rejoining a power conference in 2024.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of rejoining

Verb

The lone listing on the Pistons’ injury report is Taurean Prince listed as probable (personal reasons).

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Dell has also given Hopeworks access to an AI tool that allows job seekers to upload a job listing and get feedback to improve their resume and prepare for a mock interview.

— John Kell, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of listing

Verb

No wonder some of the film’s most piercing moments are on the periphery.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
But there’s no icy chill to his vision, only the glib confidence that a feel-good montage or a piercing Anohni and the Johnsons ballad will blind us to his film’s lack of human connection.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026