Launches
Starts
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Both words in one sentence
- This leads to a very different Iraq War in which Hussein goes on the offensive and is joined by Iran until a threatened Israel launches a pre-emptive nuclear strike on its neighbors, the global economy starts sliding down the toilet and the world in general starts edging into Mad Max territory.
Source: Apocalypse How / Class 1 -
When Kirby starts moving along the firecracker's surface, Dedede launches several more firecrackers at them.
Source: Darkest Hour -
First he launches into his rant, stops to make sure that the mike is on, and then starts over.
Source: Is This Thing Still On?
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Starts and Launches. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/launches/starts
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