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19
start(verb, form, make, go, force)
16
initiate(verb, form, make, accept, open)
13
launch(verb, form, move, make, accept)
11
begin(verb, form, make, go, accept)
11
trigger(verb, make, open, cause, start)
7
inaugurate(verb, form, make, open, start)
7
open(verb, make, cause, start, produce)
5
commence(verb, form, make, accept, open)
5
generate(verb, make, open, cause, start)
5
kick off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, meet)
4
create(verb, form, make, open, cause)
4
get under way(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, get)
4
instigate(verb, make, drive, open, cause)
4
produce(verb, make, open, cause, start)
3
give rise to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, make)
3
institute(verb, form, make, open, start)
3
pioneer(verb, make, open, start, leave)
3
set off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, movement, open)
3
set up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, open)
2
break the ice(verb, expression, idiom, make, open)
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