Commence
Commence verb - To come into existence.
Usage example: the games commenced early in the morning
Nearby Words: commencement, commencing
End
End verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.
Usage example: let's end the meeting with a short prayer
Common collocations
| battle | commence battle | end battle |
| conversation | commence conversation | end conversation |
| experiment | commence experiment | end experiment |
| war | commence war | end war |
| Other words: session, plans, battles. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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By the end of Time Runs Out, however, its him, his family and T'Challa who have created the Life Boat, and who end up taking central roles as the Secret Wars commence.
- God can't talk to him because God Is Dead and the end of the world is about to commence.
Source: One Dialogue, Two Conversations - The romance truly commence after the end of Myrddin's apprenticeship.
Source: Fanfic / A Long Journey Home
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