Synonyms for began
bɪˈgænbe·gan

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1. List of paraphrases for "began":

   started, commenced, initiated, launched, begun, undertook, opened, beginning, embarked, commencement, commence

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1. Ted Dagne:

   Those who came to power began to loot and do very little to help their people, except themselves and their cronies.

2. Tim Byers:

   The reason the whole line of research began in the first place was that we observed that people who eat more fruits and vegetables seem to be at a lower cancer risk.

3. David Guetta:

   There was a movement called 'disco sucks', it was a shame to like disco, but then there was no music to dance to, so some DJs started to use old disco records, but the B-sides and the acapellas, and we began producing beats with drum machines.

4. Joshua Ayers:

   All of a sudden, the door on the north side of the room slams open. A guy rushes in, pulls up a gun with his right hand... and began firing at the far north corner table, he didn't speak a word -- just ran in and started shooting.

5. Chris Murphy:

   I think the Senate needs to do this ourselves, i've talked to the White House every single day since these negotiations began, but right now the Senate needs to handle these negotiations.