as in beginning
the point at which something begins
from its incipiency the city's monthlong festival of the performing arts has been a great success
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Recent Examples of incipiency
The incipiency of our polarization was evident during the Watergate years.
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Jane Greenway Carr, CNN, 12 June 2022
Jane Greenway Carr, CNN, 12 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incipiency
Noun
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The language of covenant, liberty, moral responsibility, human dignity, and redemption helped shape the nation’s moral imagination from the very beginning.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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And the most exciting part is that this is only the beginning.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Characters that remain immensely popular and revered nearly 50 years after their inception.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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The Washington National Opera, at the center since its inception, had already announced plans to leave even before the closure was announced.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The thesis of Brady’s commencement, though, was battling through adversity and never quitting, and the best way for Brady to tell his motivational message was by telling the story of his Super Bowl LI comeback against the Atlanta Falcons.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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From New York University commencement ceremonies to emotional social media tributes, stars including Reese Witherspoon, Christy Turlington and Kate Hudson are sharing proud moments as their children graduate.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Since 2008, starting pitchers have thrown only three pitches of a hundred and three miles per hour or more, including one that Misiorowski threw in his previous start, against the Washington Nationals.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The company makes its products from start to finish.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
Noun
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The onset of hostilities was enough to persuade around a hundred and eighty Democrats to support the measure.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Speculator positions flipped from net short to net long around the onset of the Iran War.—
SJ Guest Editorial,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
Noun
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These letters represent symbols of God as the beginning (alpha) and the end (omega).—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
14 May 2026
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Even before Shaq was sent packing from Tinseltown, there was an argument that Kobe was starting to become the dominant alpha on the team.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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“Incipiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incipiency. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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