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commencement(noun, start, beginning)
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convocation(noun, start, beginning, onset)
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beginning(noun, appearance, start)
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initiation(appearance, start, beginning, onset)
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celebration(start, beginning, onset, initiation)
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inauguration(appearance, start, beginning)
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kickoff(noun, start, beginning, onset)
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outset(noun, start, beginning, onset)
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start(beginning, onset, initiation, outset)
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admission(appearance, start, beginning, onset)
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bow(appearance, start, beginning, onset)
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onset(noun, start, beginning, initiation)
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opener(appearance, start, beginning, onset)
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opening(noun, start, beginning, onset)
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starting point(expression, start, beginning, onset)
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alpha(start, beginning, onset, initiation)
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birth(start, beginning, onset, initiation)
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commencing(start, beginning)
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countdown(start, beginning, onset, initiation)
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curtain-raiser(start, beginning, onset, initiation)
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APASmart Define. (2015). graduation thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/graduation/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "graduation thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/graduation/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, graduation thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/graduation/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "graduation thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/graduation/thesaurus/synonyms>