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get started

VERB
turn on
Synonyms
STRONGEST
activate log on put on switch on
WEAK
begin energize ignite initiate introduce put in gear set in motion start up
Antonyms
WEAK
close end finish shut down turn off
VERB
turn on
Synonyms
WEAK
arouse attract captivate enchant excite initiate introduce please show stimulate stir up thrill titillate work up
Antonyms
WEAK
disenchant disgust displease turn off

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That rate increases the later they get started, to 4.7% for those beginning when their child is 5 and to 8.2% when their child is 10, for instance.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

“The extreme wildfires we’ve been seeing really didn’t get started until 2016,” said Ghilarducci, who is now chief executive of Emergent Global Solutions, a crisis management consulting firm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

This is all about business, and it’s unlikely they will listen to anyone who doesn’t have a financial stake in the country’s future and there are plenty of people anxious to get started.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

On the other hand, she added, it is never too late to get started.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Monday morning everybody got up early, in a hurry to get started to Grandpa’s.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder