as in inaugural
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the pomp and circumstance of a presidential inauguration
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Recent Examples of inauguration
One year on from her inauguration as Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum still commands the sort of popular support many leaders can only wish for.
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Its inauguration has provoked as much controversy as excitement.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
The government said its plan is consistent with a broad offshore wind review Trump ordered just hours after his January inauguration.
—Mark Chediak, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
The guest list for Bukele’s inauguration on June 1, 2024, illustrated his growing popularity with Republicans.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Its inauguration has provoked as much controversy as excitement.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
The government said its plan is consistent with a broad offshore wind review Trump ordered just hours after his January inauguration.
—Mark Chediak, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
The guest list for Bukele’s inauguration on June 1, 2024, illustrated his growing popularity with Republicans.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inauguration
inaugural
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From Clinton’s tenure as first lady of the state of Arkansas through her White House years, Kamran periodically dressed her for key events, including for Bill Clinton’s second gubernatorial inaugural.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
25 July 2025
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If fundraising is Global’s plan with its pair of inaugurals, leaving its A380 parked at JFK for four days between flights is an odd choice.—
Edward Russell,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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“Inauguration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inauguration. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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