onsets

plural of onset
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for onsets
Noun
  • In most attacks, bears are trying to defend their food, cubs or space.
    Daniella Segura, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Kurt's key takeaway The fact that Chrome has already faced six zero-day attacks this year shows how relentless attackers are and how even the most popular software can have serious gaps.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But in the end, her chilling ode to the beginnings of her romance with Joe Alwyn won out.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Opal symbolizes clarity, new beginnings, healing, and emotional equilibrium.
    Lian Brooks, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The city of Evanston, an urban suburb of Chicago, issued a statement warning its residents of impending raids by ICE agents and urging them to report sightings of law enforcement.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Prtizker criticized Noem, who has made several ads and social media posts of herself joining ICE raids, for her rhetoric.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Rush has had 14 career starts (eight last year with Dallas) and is good enough to play a do-no-harm role as team ups the workload for Derrick Henry.
    Greg Cote October 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Still, Carr has just four starts to his name.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cyber attacks are sometimes referred to when talking about types of hybrid assaults, or tactics which aren’t open warfare but are designed to be destabilizing.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Rodriguez-Torres' arrest comes amid reports that threats and assaults against ICE officers have surged by more than 1,000% in recent years.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • August represented somewhat of a lull in Russian strikes.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Efficient, high-torque electric motors can be repurposed for precise navigation and dexterity for military strikes.
    Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Glen Powell’s rapid ascent from working actor to movie star constitutes one of Hollywood’s great charm offensives.
    Judy Berman, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Future offensives by Russia would then become strategically futile, and thus not worth attempting.
    ANDRIY ZAGORODNYUK, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One former employee, who asked not to be named to discuss internal matters, told CNBC that during their tenure, OpenAI leadership had a pattern of prioritizing fast launches.
    MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • More than 70% of the Falcon 9 launches in 2025 have been dedicated to building out Starlink, the largest satellite constellation ever assembled.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Onsets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onsets. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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