as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the baptism of the new members of the college fraternity
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Recent Examples of baptism
Make that a Major League-leading seven shutout losses just 32 games into the Giants’ baptism under manager Tony Vitello.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
2 May 2026
Hubbard — along with tight end Tommy Tremble — attended Brooks’ baptism on Sunday.
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Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
The Osmonds’ success earned them a rarified status in the Church of Latter-day Saints, with church elders crediting them with tens of thousands of baptisms during the Seventies.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
Given Coors Field’s history as a torture chamber for pitchers, Glasnow had reason to dread his mile-high baptism – particularly on a 35-degree night.
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Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
18 Apr. 2026
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
2 May 2026
Hubbard — along with tight end Tommy Tremble — attended Brooks’ baptism on Sunday.
—
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
The Osmonds’ success earned them a rarified status in the Church of Latter-day Saints, with church elders crediting them with tens of thousands of baptisms during the Seventies.
—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
Given Coors Field’s history as a torture chamber for pitchers, Glasnow had reason to dread his mile-high baptism – particularly on a 35-degree night.
—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
18 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baptism
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Bass, who served in Congress for more than a decade, was designated by then-President Biden to be part of his official delegation to attend the inauguration of Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama.
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Such designations are typically invoked for major events like presidential inaugurations or summits of world leaders and trigger a massive federal security response.
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Van Dijk and her fellow travelers even brought their own swag to give out and said inaugurals feel like a bonding experience for everyone on the flight.
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Ike gave his farewell address three days before John F. Kennedy’s famous inaugural.
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Of the clubs opening in the past five years, membership fees range from around $3,000 to $15,000 a year, Hobbs said, noting that many charge initiation fees between $1,000 and a gobsmacking $200,000.
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SpaceX’s initiation into this club, along with forthcoming debuts from frontier software makers OpenAI and Anthropic, is forcing a rebrand of the club itself.
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“Baptism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baptism. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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