as in to inaugurate
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
inducted the pitcher into the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Recent Examples of induct
Rollins, who was inducted to the Phillies Wall of Fame last season, was named NL MVP in the 2007 season and earned three trips to the All-Star Game.
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Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
The two were the only candidates to receive the necessary 75% of the vote, and they will be inducted on July 26 alongside Jeff Kent, who was elected earlier this month by the Contemporary Era committee.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
The duo, along with Jeff Kent, will be formally inducted into Cooperstown in July.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
In 2009 he was inducted into the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style, unveiling the plaque in his honor with Anne Hathaway, who remains a close friend.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
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Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
The two were the only candidates to receive the necessary 75% of the vote, and they will be inducted on July 26 alongside Jeff Kent, who was elected earlier this month by the Contemporary Era committee.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
The duo, along with Jeff Kent, will be formally inducted into Cooperstown in July.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
In 2009 he was inducted into the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style, unveiling the plaque in his honor with Anne Hathaway, who remains a close friend.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
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Trump has already attended twice while president, and was beamed in by video last year just days after being inaugurated for his second term.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Rather than working with his ally Machado, Rubio was obliged to deal directly with Rodríguez, who had been hastily inaugurated as the interim leader.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Back in 2013, a Microsoft engineer claimed he’d been approached by government officials to install backdoors in BitLocker, but had turned the requests down.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Hours later, Halligan became the latest Trump ally to give up her title amid scrutiny from judges about the administration's maneuvering to install the president's loyalists in key posts.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Induct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induct. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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