Commencement

/kəˈmɛnsmənt/

Synonyms for "commencement" (137 found)

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Closest matches (28)

Noun(8 words)
startactivationbeginningcall to orderceremonycommencement ceremonycommencement exerciseconvocations
Adverb(1 words)
currently in force

Strong matches (41)

Related words (68)

Noun(18 words)
initiationskickoffkickoffslauncheslaunchingoffsetonsetonsetsopening ceremonyoriginoutsetprogram launchshowtimestart a lawsuitstart processstart timestarting timestarts
Verb(1 words)
start a project

Related word relations

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More general

7 entries
ceremonychange of stateeventexercisepointpoint in timeprocess

More specific

6 entries

Collocations

6 entries
academic commencementcommencement addresscommencement ceremonycommencement datecommencement exercisescommencement speaker

Inflections

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Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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With North Korea's announcement on the 26th of its nuclear development plan based upon the agreement stemming from the Six Party Talks, and the United States' commencement of procedures to remove North Korea from its designation on the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism, the families of abductees have expressed growing unease that it may constitute an abandonment of the abductee issue.

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Commencement is typically the first or second Saturday in April.

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Tom gave the commencement address.

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This event, also called commencement, is where schools recognize the students who successfully completed their degree programs.

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