take effect

VERB

act

Synonyms

STRONGEST

begin carry out develop do enforce execute function move operate pursue respond serve undertake

STRONG

accomplish achieve consummate cook intrude labor maneuver officiate percolate perk perpetrate persevere persist practice preside

WEAK

carry on do a number do one's thing get in there go about go for broke go for it go in for go that route go to town knock off make progress take part take steps take up transort work out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon destroy discontinue disregard end fail forego forget give up idle ignore leave miss neglect stop

STRONG

cease follow leave alone quit

WEAK

abstain halt hesitate refrain

VERB

happen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear arise arrive crop up develop fall go on hit materialize meet pass result take place transpire

STRONG

befall betide bump chance down ensue eventuate follow issue light proceed recur shake smoke spring stumble supervene

WEAK

be found become a fact become known become of come about come after come into being come into existence come off luck present itself stumble upon turn out turn up what goes

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease disappear fail halt lose stop

STRONG

precede

VERB

tell

Synonyms

STRONG

count militate register weigh

WEAK

have effect have force make presence felt make presence known take its toll

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore

WEAK

estimate figure guess listen misunderstand

Example Sentences

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They don’t apply to any single-family homes, or to apartments built after the late 1970s, when an earlier version of rent limits first took effect.

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However, interest in stablecoins is expected to climb once the Genius Act takes effect in 2027, as the new guardrails lessen their volatility.

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The Workers Fraud Protection Act, which takes effect Jan. 1, makes it “unlawful to falsely impersonate a union representative” and imposes punitive fines.

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The Supreme Court allowed both cancellations to take effect while the underlying legal challenges proceeded.

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Days after the sanctions took effect, the terminal received its first shipment from Russia in at least five years, according to data from ship-tracking firm Kpler.

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