1
as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
the walls withstood the onset of the first battalion
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2
as in beginning
the point at which something begins
the claim that if you take enough vitamin C at the onset of a cold, you'll often recover faster
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Recent Examples of onset
What To Know The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of National Social Security Month in 2020 and it was not reinstated during the Biden administration.
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Barker says the league has embraced the two different viewing perspectives of seeing players live on site or with their families elsewhere after conducting a fully virtual draft during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The resumption of collections on defaulted student loans lifts a pause initiated in 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
Instead, a combination of genetic and environmental factors plays a role in the onset of level 1 autism.7
About 15% to 25% of people with autism can be identified by their precise genetic etiology.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Barker says the league has embraced the two different viewing perspectives of seeing players live on site or with their families elsewhere after conducting a fully virtual draft during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The resumption of collections on defaulted student loans lifts a pause initiated in 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
Instead, a combination of genetic and environmental factors plays a role in the onset of level 1 autism.7
About 15% to 25% of people with autism can be identified by their precise genetic etiology.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onset
Noun
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Whitmer wages charm offensive against Trump as other Dems attack As much as Trump enjoys skewering his rivals, the president has lauded Whitmer on multiple occasions since returning to power.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The experience illustrates that utility control systems and infrastructure platforms are particularly vulnerable to attack.—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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Finding new degrees of colorful suits, flowing capes, and animal print jumpsuits supported the show’s tone from the beginning, but has increasingly become part of the HBO series’s comedy in its own right.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
4 May 2025
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The latter two retained the absolutist moral vision that had characterized Western stances at the beginning of the war, clashing with the U.S.’s new position.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
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The onslaught has been so extensive that the United States now has its highest average tariff rate in over a century − and more seem on the way.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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When two of the men turn and run, Tommy’s left with one other man to defend against the onslaught as the people on the rooftops fire into the street and the non-combatants cower inside.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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What time does The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 start?—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Diddy plea deal denied, Cassie video to be allowed as evidence In the lead-up to the May 5 start date, attorneys for the prosecution and the defense have been in court for pretrial hearings to discuss various procedural matters.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Pakistan responded by aerial raids, downed an Indian military aircraft and captured an Indian pilot, who was later released.—
Time,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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One of the day laborers, who avoided being detained, spoke to ABC7 News about the traumatic effect of the raid.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Graduates go wild for Trump’s commencement pledge 3.—
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FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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The newest batch of Northwest Indiana college graduates will be recognized starting May 8, when Ivy Tech Community College honors more than 2,000 graduates as part its spring commencement exercises.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2023
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To the extent that such neat inception points exist in real life, an afternoon at an aging movie palace on the corner of Lake Park and Grand Avenues, in central Oakland, California, provided one for the filmmaker Ryan Coogler.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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The brewery had operated at the Ice Blocks since the development’s inception, expanding into an adjacent space in 2022.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Onset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onset. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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