Descend and Start

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Descend

Descend verb - To lead or extend downward.
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Start and descend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Start" instead a verb "Descend".
Nearby Words: descent, descendant, descending, descender, descendible

Start

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).
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Descend and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Descend" instead a verb "Start".
Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

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Common collocations

plot descend plot start plot
time descend time start time
way descend way start way
world descend world start world
Other words: times.

Both words in one sentence

  • From Bad To Worse / Video Games And Zophar picks that exact moment to descend from the world, vaporize the ocean, and start destroying everything.
    Source: From Bad To Worse / Video Games
  • Devoured by the Horde In "No Way Out", when Sam starts panicking, several walkers descend on and start biting him.
    Source: Devoured by the Horde
  • Dumbass DJ Dennis, Dee and Frank try to start an intelligent internet talk radio show, but quickly descend into zoo crew idiocy.
    Source: Dumbass DJ
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Start and Descend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/descend/start
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