as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the baptism of the new members of the college fraternity
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Recent Examples of baptism
Given Coors Field’s history as a torture chamber for pitchers, Glasnow had reason to dread his mile-high baptism – particularly on a 35-degree night.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
Weddings, baptisms, and even funerals registered fewer and fewer Catholic participants.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
The gown was originally made for the baptism of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria and was crafted to resemble Queen Victoria's own wedding dress.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Planting seasons, river baptisms, torture, prayers, African dialects, poverty, massacres, lynchings.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
Weddings, baptisms, and even funerals registered fewer and fewer Catholic participants.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
The gown was originally made for the baptism of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria and was crafted to resemble Queen Victoria's own wedding dress.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Planting seasons, river baptisms, torture, prayers, African dialects, poverty, massacres, lynchings.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baptism
Noun
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No more honor was paid to presidents on their inauguration than to the founding charters on that morning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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Police reported more than 2,000 deaths between Duterte's inauguration on June 30 and the end of that year, most described as occurring during shootouts.—
Karen Lema,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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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.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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Ike gave his farewell address three days before John F. Kennedy’s famous inaugural.—
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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But the rally in Arm shares our April 20 initiation and in 2026, for that matter, has been nothing short of incredible.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Since the initiation of the geopolitical conflict with Iran and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz in late February 2026, the global economic narrative has been fixated on headline inflation, central bank interest rates, and disrupted supply chains.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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“Baptism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baptism. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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