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as in jumped
to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise)
I started from my chair when I heard the sudden scream
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2
as in founded
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
started the impressionist movement in art
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as in triggered
to cause to function
trying to start the car on a frigid morning
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as in began
to come into existence
the fight started when one child tripped the other
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as in protruded
to extend outward beyond a usual point
frightened horses with starting eyes
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as in commenced
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
we'll be ready to start the concert in a moment
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Recent Examples of started
Ahead of Kirk's visit to Utah Valley University, some students started an online petition asking university administrators to stop him from coming.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
After Sheen started misusing substances, Cryer noticed Sheen’s razor-sharp performance slipping on the CBS comedy.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Acalanes has started the season 6-1 and is scheduled to play Novato at home on Wednesday.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Sheen and Peele were on a plane and tensions were already high between the two — while Sheen started drinking heavily in his seat.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
The incident started when Harrison Bader hit a home run into the left-field stands in the fourth inning of the game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Then menopause started to change my skin as the years ticked by.
—Jessica Hartshorn, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Osaka started to aim the ball to small margins and began to miss her targets.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Demolition isn't fully complete, but the components of future manufacturing have already started to arrive in Warsaw.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
After Sheen started misusing substances, Cryer noticed Sheen’s razor-sharp performance slipping on the CBS comedy.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Acalanes has started the season 6-1 and is scheduled to play Novato at home on Wednesday.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Sheen and Peele were on a plane and tensions were already high between the two — while Sheen started drinking heavily in his seat.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
The incident started when Harrison Bader hit a home run into the left-field stands in the fourth inning of the game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Then menopause started to change my skin as the years ticked by.
—Jessica Hartshorn, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Osaka started to aim the ball to small margins and began to miss her targets.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Demolition isn't fully complete, but the components of future manufacturing have already started to arrive in Warsaw.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for started
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Over the same time period, the S&P 500 jumped 20%.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Jungwirth pulled out a gun, jumped over the counter and pointed the gun at the 38-year-old clerk.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
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Gemini was founded by the Winklevoss twins in 2014 and holds more than $21 billion of assets on its platform as of the end of July.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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France’s Fifth Republic, founded by President Charles de Gaulle in 1958, was designed to end the chronic instability that had plagued the Third and Fourth Republics earlier in the 20th century.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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The fire is assumed to have been triggered by a lightning strike.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Pheu Thai's crisis was triggered back in June by Anutin's withdrawal from its alliance, which left the coalition government clinging to power with a razor-thin majority amid protests and plummeting popularity.—
Panarat Thepgumpanat,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Russell’s touchdown came 3 plays after Green ran for 35 yards on the first play of the possession that began at midfield.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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LaFleur began his Packer career going 8-0 against the NFC North and was 15-3 in his first three seasons.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Last year, 39-year-old Kendra Frazer was found dead just hours before the festival commenced.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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And despite holding a groundbreaking ceremony last September, building still has not commenced on a 120-bed behavioral health facility on the campus of Palomar Medical Center in Escondido.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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The majority held that the right to end a pregnancy was found neither in the text of the Constitution nor in the nation's history, erasing a reproductive right the high court established nearly five decades ago.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Use a car dealership that is well established in your community.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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By that point though, United had activated on signing Senne Lammens.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The gas is activated by the ultraviolet rays of the sun, making the tail glow in much the same way that black light causes phosphorescent paint to light up.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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There’s a lot of beauty and thought that actually originated here.—
Vogue Runway,
Vogue,
4 Sep. 2025
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The fire is thought to have originated from natural causes.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Started.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/started. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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