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USHER IN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be a precursor of
Example:
The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period
Synonyms:
inaugurate; introduce; usher in
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "usher in" is one way to...):
begin; commence; lead off; start (set in motion, cause to start)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
