Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- However when she met Mazinger, her programming activated and she started acting like his partner.
Source: Broken Bird / Anime and Manga - The Operative activated her programming and she started a massacre so that he can find her.
Source: Human Weapon -
Pragmatic Villainy: To prevent any future betrayals by agents, Percy has started having them implanted with kill chips that can be activated at any time.
Source: Series / Nikita
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Started and Activated. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/activated/started
Activated & Started. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/activated/started>.
Started or Activated. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/activated/started.
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