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commence(verb, start, join, try)
8
begin(verb, get, start, pass)
7
start(verb, get, start, pass)
6
inaugurate(verb, start, join, try)
5
enter(verb, take, start, try)
5
initiate(verb, start, begin, launch)
5
kick off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, present)
4
launch(verb, start, initiate, begin)
4
set to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start)
3
set about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start)
2
introduce(verb, present, submit, announce)
2
originate(verb, present, start, submit)
2
pave the way(expression, idiom, present, start)
2
precede(verb, present, submit, offer)
2
take up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start)
1
acquaint(verb, present, submit, offer)
1
advance(verb, get, present, pass)
1
air(verb, present, submit, offer)
1
announce(verb, present, submit, offer)
1
arise(verb, start, initiate, begin)
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