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
The church and its outreach mission are still carrying on with partial services, led by Zervos, as well as Bible study, weddings and baptisms.
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
McCaskey, a Bears vice president, listed important moments of his mother’s life including her birthday, the sacraments of baptism and First Communion.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
At the church where the baptisms took place, nationalist emblems jostle with religious iconography.
—Fatjona Mejdini, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Neither does Mark, who makes Jesus’ adoption by God as his son the true beginning of the story, tied to Jesus’ baptism by John.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
McCaskey, a Bears vice president, listed important moments of his mother’s life including her birthday, the sacraments of baptism and First Communion.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
At the church where the baptisms took place, nationalist emblems jostle with religious iconography.
—Fatjona Mejdini, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Neither does Mark, who makes Jesus’ adoption by God as his son the true beginning of the story, tied to Jesus’ baptism by John.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baptism
Noun
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But Cook has been working to curry favor with Trump, including by attending the inauguration and announcing a $500 billion investment to expand Apple’s US facilities that the president claimed as a political win.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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This exhibition is widely seen as the inauguration of modernism in the visual arts in England.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2025
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If fundraising is Global’s plan with its pair of inaugurals, leaving its A380 parked at JFK for four days between flights is an odd choice.—
Edward Russell,
CNN Money,
9 May 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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Calumet — The special product producer jumped 2.2% following Bank of America’s initiation at a buy rating.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
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That trend continued in later years, as revenue from initiation fees surged, boosting operating income from about $2 million in 2014 to $22 million in 2022.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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“Baptism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baptism. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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