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
Neither does Mark, who makes Jesus’ adoption by God as his son the true beginning of the story, tied to Jesus’ baptism by John.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Sting's spiritual journey, leading to Luger's baptism, further strengthened their connection.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Gomez-Garcia and a few friends tried to go into the event, a baptism that was invitation-only, and the officers refused to let them inside.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
Change, in popular culture, is often depicted as an abrupt about-face—a baptism, a close call, a rock bottom.
—Big Think, 12 Mar. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Sting's spiritual journey, leading to Luger's baptism, further strengthened their connection.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Gomez-Garcia and a few friends tried to go into the event, a baptism that was invitation-only, and the officers refused to let them inside.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
Change, in popular culture, is often depicted as an abrupt about-face—a baptism, a close call, a rock bottom.
—Big Think, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baptism
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Ever since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, opening any news app or website has felt like a nonstop barrage of blunt force trauma to the head.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
18 Apr. 2025
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The talks in Paris were the first time since Trump’s inauguration that top American, Ukrainian and European officials met to discuss an end to the war, which has posed the biggest security challenge to Europe since World War II.—
Angela Charlton and Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Often times, the swearing-in of the President for a second term generates a lower audience than the initial inaugural.—
Brad Adgate,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Not So Glamorous Speaking of which, inaugurals are theoretically supposed to be glamorous.—
Elisabeth Bumiller,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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The initiation of expert level track will begin in coming days with a view to hammer out details.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Oliveira’s father was a wealthy industrialist, and a view from the old house’s perspective invokes the comforts that his family’s prosperity afforded, and, with these, the inner vistas, the aesthetic initiation that opened up to him in his urbane youth.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Baptism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baptism. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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