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as in to induct
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
the new sisters will be baptized with special initiation rites at the sorority house
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Recent Examples of baptize
Sprinters Noah Lyles and Junelle Bromfield are implementing this adage and taking it even further by celebrating a spiritual milestone — getting baptized together.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Caleb Combs, a pastor with The River Church and a spokesman for its churches, said Sanford and his family came to an event where individuals who are ready to be baptized can receive the sacrament.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Many changes were made to the church under Nelson's leadership, including allowing children of LGBTQ+ parents to be baptized, plus the introduction of a global youth program.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
So much of this idea of water in relationship to the kid, in one way, is to [represent] suffocating and drowning, and in another way, being baptized and turning into a man, essentially, and figuring out what that means.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2025
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Caleb Combs, a pastor with The River Church and a spokesman for its churches, said Sanford and his family came to an event where individuals who are ready to be baptized can receive the sacrament.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Many changes were made to the church under Nelson's leadership, including allowing children of LGBTQ+ parents to be baptized, plus the introduction of a global youth program.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
So much of this idea of water in relationship to the kid, in one way, is to [represent] suffocating and drowning, and in another way, being baptized and turning into a man, essentially, and figuring out what that means.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baptize
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Weekly Newsletter Hamida’s first such meeting is with a twelve-year-old Hindu girl named Kammo, whose father abandoned her after the death of her mother.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The team is named after their outdoor apparel line.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Koufax retired at 30 years old due to chronic elbow pain and became the youngest person ever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame at 36 years old.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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In 2017, she was inducted in the Loyola Athletics Hall of Fame.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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After getting to the ring to call for an opponent, fans received a surprise.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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While reflecting on her first performance, Furtado remembered buying the pink dress from a store called Original on Queen West in Toronto, and also picking up some sparkly platform shoes for the monumental moment.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Egypt is preparing to inaugurate its new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in an official ceremony after multiple delays.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Fittingly, the sale will inaugurate Sotheby’s new HQ in New York City’s Breuer building, on Madison Avenue.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
26 Oct. 2025
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The firm has been named Best Investor in Europe and was nominated for Investor of the Year for two consecutive years at the 2024 and 2025 MENA Games Industry Awards.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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She was nominated for two Emmys, including Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series for her performance in Lassie.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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Trim trees and install storm shutters, accordion shutters, and impact glass.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Didn’t Jimmy Carter install solar panels?—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Oprah Winfrey dubbed these pajamas one of her favorite things last year, which comes as no surprise, as the brand has been an Oprah’s Favorite Things list mainstay through the years.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The comet, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, came within about 126 million miles (203 million kilometers) of our star, according to EarthSky.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Members of Detroit’s police oversight board are calling for changes to how the department initiates minor stops after two recent police shootings that began with stops for drinking in a parking lot and an obscured license plate.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The maximum group size is eight people and the tour route (starting in Deer Valley or Snowbird) is chosen by the initiating reservation.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Baptize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baptize. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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