as in beginning
the point at which something begins
since its incipience, the show has been on the cutting edge of comedy
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Recent Examples of incipience
Eleemosynary deeds have their incipience domestically.
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021
Yet this modest drama invokes the power of incipience—fear of what will happen next—and amplifies it with lean writing in the service of flawless acting.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2018
Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021
Yet this modest drama invokes the power of incipience—fear of what will happen next—and amplifies it with lean writing in the service of flawless acting.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incipience
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At the beginning of 2025, the Decentralized Science (DeSci) movement experienced significant momentum, marked by several key developments such as the emergence of new projects, market growth and investment, technological advancements, and community and collaboration.—
Chrissa McFarlane,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The hiring will take place three weeks before the beginning of the 25/26 fiscal year on May 1.—
Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Here’s How Elton John’s AIDS Foundation Is Rising to the Occasion One of the largest organizations in the world devoted to HIV/AIDS relief faces perhaps its most critical year since inception.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
4 Apr. 2025
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Veteran publishing executive Robert Gottlieb, the chairman of the literary agency Trident Media Group who has been following the trend since its inception, is only slightly more measured.—
Andy Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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Snoop Dogg is set to deliver the 2025 commencement address at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business graduation ceremony as announced by the university on Tuesday (March 25).—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Usher is set to deliver the keynote address at Emory University’s 180th commencement this spring when the R&B legend takes the podium at the graduation on May 12.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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The World Health Organization classifies it as one of the snakes of highest medical importance in sub-Saharan Africa due to the potency of its venom and the rapid onset and severity of clinical manifestations.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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According to Johns Hopkins, the onset of acute appendicitis can span 24 to 72 hours.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
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The latest big Bollywood release Sikandar has had an underwhelming start at the box office.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The rookie Larsson shot 3 for 13, and was a minus 14, in his two previous starts this season, losses to Philadelphia and Minnesota.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2025
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The bickering dynamic between Black and Momoa becomes the story’s driving force, with the rest of the cast left to roll their eyes at the wannabe alphas and/or jettisoned to their own subplots just to keep them out of the way (Myers and Brooks get the worst of both worlds).—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2025
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Culkin no doubt relished the challenge of playing an alpha dog rather than the puppy-like sidekicks where he most frequently is cast.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Property Masters Guild to Host Launch Event for PROP CULTURE Publication The Property Masters Guild will hold a launch event for its new magazine, PROP CULTURE, on April 17.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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The year 2027 promises to be a revolutionary one for the discovery of these free-floaters with the launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a microlensing specialist that will survey the night sky from a perch beyond Earth’s distortive atmosphere.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Incipience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incipience. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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