Launch into
Start and launch into are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Start" instead a verb "Launch into".
Start
Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).
Both terms in one sentence
- As soon as they launch into one of their anecdotes, those present start rolling their eyes, going to sleep or having surreptitious conversations of their own.
Source: Old Windbag -
Global Warming: This strip has Doc start to launch into a rant about GW, only to be interrupted by a mallet to the head.
Source: Webcomic / The Whiteboard - One filler strip has Doc start to launch into a rant about GW, only to be interrupted by a mallet to the head, here.
Source: Global Warming
Cite this Source
Start and Launch into. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/launch_into/start
Launch into & Start. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/launch_into/start>.
Start or Launch into. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/launch_into/start.
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