Synonyms for began
bɪˈgænbe·gan

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1. List of paraphrases for "began":

   started, commenced, initiated, launched, begun, undertook, opened, beginning, embarked, commencement, commence

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1. Stephen Evans:

   It's more complicated than that, he began playing at Manchester United when the paparazzi started, when the Beatles started and Manchester United all happened from there.

2. Petersen Boring:

   Back in 2007, it was the mouse in the room ; then, it became the elephant in the room. By 2016, those concerns and fears began to flood over.

3. Carl Lipo:

   The issue of water availability (or the lack of it) has often been mentioned by researchers who work on Rapa Nui/Easter Island, when we started to examine the details of the hydrology, we began to notice that freshwater access and statue location were tightly linked together. It wasnt obvious when walking around--with the water emerging at the coast during low tide, one doesnt necessarily see obvious indications of water. File photo - Statues at Anakena Beach, Easter Island, Chile. (Photo by Eric LAFFORGUE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) Places without ahu/moai showed no freshwater, he added. The pattern was striking and surprising in how consistent it was. Researchers had already identified groundwater discharge in coastal areas as a key factor in the statues placement on Easter Islands coast. In the latest stage of the research, experts examined how the availability of freshwater in certain areas was linked to the methods and means of building the statues. EASTER ISLANDS ANCIENT CIVILIZATION WAS NOT DESTROYED BY WARFARE, EXPERTS SAY Around 900 statues, or moai, are dotted around Easter Island. Circa 1955: Two ancient statues of uncertain origin on Easter Island, in the South Pacific Ocean. (Photo by Richard Harrington/Three Lions/Getty Images).

4. Robert Redford:

   And its up to us to make that happen, through the power of our votes. but almost instantly he began to disappoint and then alarm me. I dont think Im alone.

5. Angus Rodger:

   The impact of lower oil prices on company plans has been brutal. What began in late-2014 as a haircut to discretionary spend on exploration and pre-development projects has become a full surgical operation to cut out all non-essential operational and capital expenditure.