STRIKES (INTO) Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

strikes (into)

verb

present tense third-person singular of strike (into)

as in begins

to take the first step in (a process or course of action) before you actually strike into your speech, you should introduce yourself

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From the moment the show begins, viewers can predict (with enormous accuracy) how the season will end.

— Selome Hailu, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
In the care of one another, our archive begins to take shape.

— Jason Parham, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of begins

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The Europa League commences with its first league phase fixtures next week, on Wednesday, September 16 and Thursday, September 17.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
This tender novel of intimacy and its risks begins in Boston in 1969, as Eve, a dancer, commences an affair with a colleague—an indiscretion that spurs her husband, a journalist named Gabe, to cheat, too.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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Immediately afterward, a second microwave pulse flips the atom into the opposite state, so the superposition that’s flying upward changes into magnetically blind one, and starts falling under gravity with no other forces influencing it.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
And in fairness, there was a cognizant effort to keep Ohtani as rested as possible, including a season-long six-man rotation and an attempt to maneuver Ohtani’s starts to line up on games prior to a team off day, when possible.

— Katie Woo, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of starts

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College football won’t be the same in Evanston after this place opens, regardless of how many games Northwestern wins or loses, and that might be true a lot further afield, too.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Dragon Tiny Homes Its glass-door entrance opens onto its living room.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026

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