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as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the formal induction will be tomorrow, but the college president has already started work
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as in deduction
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
the urbanologist's controversial induction that a thriving bohemian community is vital to a city's economic health
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Recent Examples of induction
He and Chen are joined by New York bassist David Wong and Los Angeles drummer Roy McCurdy, whose induction into the nonagenarian club comes November 28.
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Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Billy Idol and Steven Stevens immortalize their handprints during their Rockwalk induction at Guitar Center on June 23 in Hollywood, California.
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Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
These sensors identify signals from induction responses, magnetic flux leakage, stress, corrosion and operational currents.
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Alex Krasnok,
Scientific American,
25 June 2026
This is equipped with a sink, an induction cooktop, an oven, a fridge/freezer, and a dishwasher, which is a rare luxury in a tiny house, especially a European model.
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Adam Williams
june 24,
New Atlas,
24 June 2026
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Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Billy Idol and Steven Stevens immortalize their handprints during their Rockwalk induction at Guitar Center on June 23 in Hollywood, California.
—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
These sensors identify signals from induction responses, magnetic flux leakage, stress, corrosion and operational currents.
—
Alex Krasnok,
Scientific American,
25 June 2026
This is equipped with a sink, an induction cooktop, an oven, a fridge/freezer, and a dishwasher, which is a rare luxury in a tiny house, especially a European model.
—
Adam Williams
june 24,
New Atlas,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for induction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for induction
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The main festivities have been deemed a National Special Security Event, a designation used for massive events like Super Bowls and presidential inaugurations.
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This gave her the opportunity to perform throughout Europe, South America, North Africa and even during inauguration events for Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
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Topline The Powerball jackpot rose to $348 million—the third biggest lottery prize of 2026 so far—after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday night, although a winner would take home a much smaller payout after taxes and deductions.
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Meanwhile, the federal standard deduction shields single filers and married couples with $15,750 and $31,500, respectively.
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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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In the inaugural Be Our Valentine campaign, HopeWorks aims to build a stronger network for survivors.
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Extropic claims that its system will be up to 10,000 times more energy-efficient than today’s GPUs while also enabling 1,000 times faster inference.
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Funded by the National Science Foundation, our multidisciplinary team blended our expertise in causal inference, sustainability and cybersecurity, to work on the tangled question of what people do with their consumer electronics when they’re done using them.
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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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Additional findings could change investigators' conclusions.
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The sequence in which Carmy tries to talk Richie down from a panic attack feels equally dynamic and alive right to its conclusion — when Carmy pretends they’ve gotten locked in, just as Carmy once was, to mess with Richie’s head.
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Croatia returned from the hydration break with determination, forcing Panama to play its game for the first time so far.
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Sayers, however, appealed the OOR’s determination to the Centre County Court of Common Pleas.
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“Induction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induction. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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