A baby was flung out of its mother's arms when a plane hit severe turbulence while commencing its descent prior to landing.
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Commencing
Synonyms for "commencing" (21 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (6)
Verb(5 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (10)
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14 entriesdeploymentearly stageeffective dateinaugurateinceptioninitial phaseinitiationlaunchlegal actiononsetopening dateproceedingsrolloutstart date
Collocations
15 entriescommence a projectcommence constructioncommence operationscommence proceedingscommence tradingcommence workcommencing ceremonycommencing datecommencing periodcommencing phasecommencing proceedingscommencing projectcommencing studiescommencing termcommencing year
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The surgeon scrubbed thoroughly up to his elbows before commencing surgery.
Source: tatoeba (3513837)
Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people; commencing demagogues, and ending tyrants.
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The surgeon scrubbed up before commencing the operation.
Source: tatoeba (11070365)