ENTERING Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

entering

verb

present participle of enter

as in accessing

to go or come in or into the hikers entered the cave with considerable caution

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as in joining

to become a member of patriotic young men and women entering the armed services debutantes entering society

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as in recording

to put (someone or something) on a list new voters fill out a form and elections officials enter their names into the database

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deleting

as in receiving

to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to the club enters only five new members a year

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Recent Examples of entering However, entering June, crude prices pulled back significantly, while retail gasoline prices declined at a markedly slower pace. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Late Thursday, Hoffenberg shared with the Tribune a two-hour surveillance video that, at one point, shows Landek and Hoffenberg entering the frame in mid-conversation. — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 But Bama followed with a 38-3 quarterfinal flop to Indiana, erasing any momentum and placing DeBoer squarely under the microscope entering a pivotal third season. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 Researchers are now entering the final growing season of the study. — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 On the offense, one of the biggest question marks entering the season is which receivers, outside of Greg Gaines III, will emerge as reliable targets for JJ Kohl in the passing game. — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 Prior to entering the pharmacy, an approximately three-minute drive from the family’s home, evidence presented in court showed Patrick sent an email, then went inside the store. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Besides, the naked eye gives a better sense of the moon as a whole object entering a larger object's shadow. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Mason is entering his fourth season as the Colts’ special teams coordinator. — James Boyd, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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In Amarillo, a former police officer was fired in July after accessing the Flock camera system more than 75 times for reasons outside police work.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Agents are accessing SaaS systems like Salesforce, Workday, GitHub and Slack, spinning up downstream workflows without clear visibility and, in some cases, interacting with other agents that further expand access boundaries.

— Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of accessing

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The agreement also includes an additional $1 billion in equity to retain Hugging Face employees joining Nvidia.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Belkin is joining companies like BMX, Kuxiu, and Zens with the launch of its first power banks featuring semi-solid-state battery technology.

— Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of joining

Verb

The Honda continues down the street and crashes into a parked car, as Good’s wife, Becca Good, who was recording the altercation, runs after it.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Donald was one of the most dominant defensive lineman in NFL history during his 10 seasons with the Rams, recording 111 sacks, 24 forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of recording

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The new system allows the drone to release supplies while hovering, drop payloads during forward flight, or land and unload cargo autonomously, eliminating the need for personnel or dedicated equipment at the receiving site.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
The people attending the official screenings are invited to vote, and the film receiving the highest average score receives the Armani Beauty Audience Award.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of receiving

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The advancing gas front improves sweep efficiency by penetrating tight, unreached reservoir compartments that standard water-injection floods bypass during secondary extraction campaigns.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
So, a new ground-penetrating-radar survey of the area was commissioned by the county.

— Oliver Wu, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of penetrating

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San Diego will host two postseason college bowl games for the first time in a decade, with the Poinsettia Bowl rejoining the Holiday Bowl on the December docket at Snapdragon Stadium.

— Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Over the last five years, since rejoining the Formula 1 calendar in 2021, the Dutch Grand Prix and Circuit Zandvoort have been one of the sport’s success stories.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

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Holding a phone camera with one hand and a lighter in the other, Chamel Abdulkarim is heard in the video listing off complaints about not being paid enough to get by.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
In real estate, Simplicity aids agents in the automation of property research, comparative market analysis, marketing, content generation, client communications, listing preparation and transaction support all within a single AI experience.

— Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of listing

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Agents then raided the Wynwood apartment and found 540 kilos (almost 1,200 pounds) of cocaine, $3 million in cash, 14 firearms and more than 100 rounds of armor-piercing bullets, prosecutors say.

— David Goodhue August 26, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Claire’s is trying to recapture its glory as the go-to destination for both tween girls and for piercing.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026