incipience

noun

in-ˈsi-pē-ən(t)s How to pronounce incipience (audio)
Definition of incipiencenext
as in beginning
the point at which something begins since its incipience, the show has been on the cutting edge of comedy

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Recent Examples of incipience Yet this modest drama invokes the power of incipience—fear of what will happen next—and amplifies it with lean writing in the service of flawless acting. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incipience
  1. beginning
  2. inception
  3. commencement
  4. start
  5. onset
  6. alpha
  7. launch
Noun
  • Many of England’s players only arrived at their club’s pre-season camps at the beginning of August, three weeks after many sides saw the bulk of their squads return.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Jurors were shown a photo of a green body bag at the beginning of her questioning, followed by a grisly photo of his body.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of beginning
Noun
  • This month marks the 50th anniversary of the inception of the first stock index fund.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • From its inception, Veterans Stadium was intended to be a monument for the people of Long Beach, living and dead.
    — Kate Raphael, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of inception
Noun
  • In May, college graduates entering a workforce where the technology is the primary reason for job cuts met commencement speakers hailing the AI revolution—including former Google CEO Eric Schmidt at the University of Arizona—with boos.
    — Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • College students booed mentions of AI during commencement ceremonies this spring.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of commencement
Noun
  • He was scheduled to throw over the weekend with El Paso but was held back after tweaking his back while working between starts.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Then the Valkyries really pressed their advantage with a prolific scoring start to the fourth, pushing the lead to 14 points midway through the period.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of start
Noun
  • And while early-onset Alzheimer’s is rare, that doesn’t mean women should ignore changes that genuinely concern them.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Chronic absenteeism – referring to students who miss 10% or more days of the school year – has become one of the most urgent problems across American schools since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
    — Jerome A. Graham, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of onset
Noun
  • Warming temperatures are also expanding the range of ticks and mosquitoes that carry diseases like West Nile virus, Lyme disease, dengue, chikungunya, alpha-gal syndrome, and others.
    — Lorraine Boissoneault, STAT, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this year, astronomers with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) created a different kind of 3D map using faint Lyman-alpha emission from hydrogen between galaxies.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of alpha
Noun
  • The launch is the inaugural step in Shiseido’s bigger strategy of building a credible reputation in fragrances for Max Mara, as executives teased other launches are on the way.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This is good energy for choosing a launch date, booking space, outlining a talk, or setting time for practice.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of launch

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“Incipience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incipience. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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