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
She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Grateful Dead in 1994 and went on to start her own band, Jean Godchaux Band, in 2006.
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Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Godchaux-MacKay was inducted along with the Grateful Dead into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, underscoring her historic impact on the industry.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Fuqua is a member of the Rotary Club of Rancho Bernardo and was inducted into the RB Hall of Fame in 2022.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Bad Company are slated to be inducted into the Rock Hall this weekend at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles alongside Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, Soundgarden, The White Stripes, Salt-N-Pepa, and Warren Zevon.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
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Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Godchaux-MacKay was inducted along with the Grateful Dead into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, underscoring her historic impact on the industry.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Fuqua is a member of the Rotary Club of Rancho Bernardo and was inducted into the RB Hall of Fame in 2022.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Bad Company are slated to be inducted into the Rock Hall this weekend at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles alongside Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, Soundgarden, The White Stripes, Salt-N-Pepa, and Warren Zevon.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
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Rene Lima, a grower in Chicago who is set to inaugurate a cannabis education platform for Spanish-speaking seniors, spots a clear and promising pathway for DEI.—
Mennlay Golokeh Aggrey,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Conjuring is an out-and-out masterpiece that introduced Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga’s versions of real-life ghostbusters Ed and Lorraine Warren and inaugurated what would become horror’s first $2 billion franchise.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
30 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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“Induct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induct. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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