as in initial
beginning to come into existence
only just recently gained an inceptive understanding of the overwhelming vastness of the universe
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Recent Examples of inceptive
Vaccinating our faculty and staff is our first step toward keeping our schools open and safe and will be inceptive to reopening our economy.
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Margaret W. Long, chicagotribune.com, 19 Nov. 2020
Margaret W. Long, chicagotribune.com, 19 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inceptive
Adjective
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That makes the the initial 0.5% of income donated to charity not deductible.—
Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Last-minute amendments watered down initial requirements to produce annual impact assessments and mitigate algorithmic discrimination in an attempt to make the bill more palatable to the governor.—
Angela Eichhorst,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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The Incredible Hulk' (2008) Before ultimately being replaced in other movies by Mark Ruffalo, Edward Norton starred as scientist Bruce Banner in this odd duck from the nascent MCU.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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The nascent recognition was far from the first time that Birmingham has recognized the continuing impact of Black Sabbath.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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With the first two episodes already having so much drama, the rest of the summer is sure to be eventful.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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The project is the first to enlist youth to do this monitoring.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Breakfasts will cost $1.50 for elementary students and $1.75 for intermediate and high school students.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
15 July 2025
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By starting early with high school and even elementary education, institutions can introduce students to the importance of natural resources and the role of mining in the energy transition.—
Ed Macha,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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On one hand, part of their appreciation for warning sirens lies in the noble purpose of preventing harm in the face of incipient natural disasters.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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Miss Lonelyhearts—who is actually a man—is an advice columnist receiving letters from people who are impoverished, in despair, and surrounded by an atmosphere of moral depravity and incipient fascism.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Many of Piker’s viewers come to him with inchoate opinions.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Running deep beneath all these threads seemed to be an inchoate feeling that simply to show evil was to become its apprentice.—
Cutter Wood,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Inceptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inceptive. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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