onsets

noun

Definition of onsetsnext
plural of onset
1
as in attacks
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 beginnings
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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“Onsets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onsets. Accessed 8 Feb. 2023.

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