ENTERS Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

enters

verb

present tense third-person singular of enter

as in penetrates

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

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as in joins

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

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as in lists

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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deletes

as in receives

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 enters Once the moon enters Gemini, conversations will pick up speed as plans become more flexible. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 Under state law, however, once a district enters receivership and its governing board becomes an advisory body, board members cannot receive stipends, benefits or other compensation from the district. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Baylor enters with a new quarterback in Florida transfer DJ Lagway and head coach Dave Aranda on the hot seat. — Justin Williams, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 If a bobcat enters your residence, officials advise people to move themselves and pets away from the area and call 911. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Utility enters fusion development The partnership gives MGE a role beyond simply purchasing future fusion power. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 Suspect accused of smashing Vice President Vance's windows enters plea. — FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Insulet, however, enters the fight with some meaningful advantages that should be difficult to replicate. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 With the ownership transfer and a potentially sympathetic mayor, the future of the graves at Higgs Beach enters another period of hope and uncertainty. — Oliver Wu, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

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The latter, on the other hand, has a smaller molecular makeup that penetrates deeper into the skin and provides longer lasting moisture retention.

— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
Make sure water penetrates to the deep roots in addition to wetting surface roots.

— Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of penetrates

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Siân Brooke joins a returning cast that also includes Adrian Lester, Alex Jennings and Danny Sapani.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The 12-episode series – produced by Studio Dragon and released as a TVING original on CJ ENM‘s Korean streaming platform – follows Kang Seong-jae, played by Park Ji-hoon, a young man who joins the military to escape a difficult reality.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of joins

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Louise receives a huge advance to produce an electronic record, but proceeds to make barely any music at all.

— Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Every state receives federal funding to provide financial assistance through both programs — which are among the country’s largest safety-net programs for low-income families, elderly residents and people with disabilities.

— Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of receives

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This primary suite also accesses the large rear deck, which is about 40 feet long.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Organizations must extend hygiene to AI systems by securing training data, confirming model integrity, safeguarding prompts and outputs, preventing model poisoning and adversarial attacks, and controlling how AI accesses company data.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026