Began
Opened
Opened adjective - Not sealed or having been unsealed.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- It seems this calling was given to him the moment he opened the book and began reading.
Source: The Chosen One - I opened the first can of caffeine-rich soda and began at four oclock on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
Source: Drinking Game / My Immortal -
The sequels, Dreamfall Chapters in particular, do hint, however, that her journey is actually far from over... and that it actually began long before she opened her first Shift in TLJ.
Source: Down the Rabbit Hole
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Opened and Began. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/began/opened
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