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tear into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start)
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kick off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start)
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embark on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start)
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get cracking(verb, expression, start, energy)
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take up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start)
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arise(verb, start, energy, initiate)
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begin(verb, start, energy, initiate)
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enter upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start)
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get going(verb, expression, start, energy)
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inaugurate(verb, start, energy, initiate)
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initiate(verb, start, energy, beginning)
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jump into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start)
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launch(verb, start, energy, initiate)
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lead off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start)
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originate(verb, start, energy, initiate)
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start action(verb, expression, start, energy)
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commence(verb, action, start, initiate)
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start(verb, action, initiate, beginning)
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APASmart Define. (2011). hit the ground running thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/hit_the_ground_running/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2011. "hit the ground running thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/hit_the_ground_running/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 28, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2011, hit the ground running thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/hit_the_ground_running/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "hit the ground running thesaurus" 20 May 2011. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/hit_the_ground_running/thesaurus/synonyms>