STRUCK (INTO) Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

struck (into)

verb

Definition of struck (into)

past tense of strike (into)

as in began

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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Most of us who do philosophy began by hoping to find definitions too.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Crews began working Monday on Pocket Road near East Shore Drive to replace a sewer manhole and about 50 feet of a sewer main and repave the intersection, according to the project’s webpage.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of began

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Then the Padres commenced giving him a big cushion, scoring two runs in the second inning and batting around and scoring five times in the second.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
As the wreckage of the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers smoldered, the United States commenced military operations in Afghanistan.

— Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of commenced

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Mayfield, who injured his left shoulder in late November against the Los Angeles Rams, started all 17 games last year for the third season in a row and passed for 3,693 yards with 26 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Several of these improvements started with the haul the Cowboys got in the Parsons trade last summer, which has afforded Dallas opportunities to address the gaping holes on this team.

— Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of started

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So So Fed opened for Sunday dinner — and nobody had assembled the siu mai dumplings.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Innovative methodologies, including demography and quantitative analysis, folklore, material culture, oral history, and family reconstitution opened new windows into the past.

— Drew Gilpin Faust, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of opened

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Bryce Underwood launched a Hail Mary well out of the end zone as time seemed to expire on the Wolverines to give WMU an improbable upset victory late Saturday night in Ann Arbor.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Since then, Miu Miu has launched the satin style in a slew of colorways, including white, red and even a bright sky blue.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026

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