ENTERS Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

enters

verb

present tense third-person singular of enter

as in penetrates

to go or come in or into the hikers entered the cave with considerable caution

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as in joins

to become a member of patriotic young men and women entering the armed services debutantes entering society

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as in lists

to put (someone or something) on a list new voters fill out a form and elections officials enter their names into the database

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deletes

as in receives

to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to the club enters only five new members a year

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Recent Examples of enters The Moon enters your 3rd House and encourages dialogue, curiosity, and a little more flexibility. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026 September 23 – October 22 The Moon enters your sign today, bringing your own feelings and priorities into sharper focus. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026 Bubonic plague, the most common form, often develops after a flea bite or when the bacteria enters through a cut or break in the skin. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 As the unit enters its second year, its priorities remain identifying victims and building cases against those exploiting them. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Brees enters the game needing 201 yards to eclipse Peyton Manning’s previous mark of 71,940 yards. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 They are all caused by the same bacterium but differ in how the pathogen enters the body and where the infection manifests. — Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026 Rapidly dropping water temperatures in the fall can significantly increase the risk of cold water shock and hypothermia for anyone who enters the water, according to DEEP officials. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026 Edward Waters survived Morehouse 46-38 for another conference victory and now returns home for a matchup with Kentucky State, another team that enters Week 5 unbeaten in SIAC play. — Wilton Jackson, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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Leather Honey penetrates deep to protect new leather and rejuvenate dry leather and old leather.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
The latter, on the other hand, has a smaller molecular makeup that penetrates deeper into the skin and provides longer lasting moisture retention.

— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

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The former Banijay executive joins as VP, Content Sales, and will lead on sales in the UK, Ireland and Germany.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
But Supra’s work joins several projects pursuing scandium production and processing in North America, including USA Rare Earth and Texas Mineral Resources’ Round Top project in Texas and NioCorp Developments in Nebraska.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of joins

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Gillette Stadium lists its capacity at 64,628, though seating configurations can vary for concerts and other events, according to the venue’s website.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026
The Jayhawks’ running back depth chart this week lists Edwards and Jalen Dupree.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of lists

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Beyond the kitchen is the family room, which accesses the three-season porch.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Organizations must extend hygiene to AI systems by securing training data, confirming model integrity, safeguarding prompts and outputs, preventing model poisoning and adversarial attacks, and controlling how AI accesses company data.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of accesses

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Investigators obtained phone metadata through a pen register, a surveillance tool that records information such as numbers contacted and the timing of calls, rather than the contents of conversations.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Four people have died at the facility since last year, according to Homeland Security records.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of records

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Christmas tree pins have a tiered configuration that compresses rather than pierces the ground (a win for modern synthetic or Mondo tracks).

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
An ice sculpture of a heart includes a tube through the ice arrow that pierces the heart.

— Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 July 2026