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as in called
to give a name to
baptized the child "Anne"
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as in inducted
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
the new sisters will be baptized with special initiation rites at the sorority house
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Recent Examples of baptized
ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Cillíní were reserved for babies who were stillborn, miscarried, or died at birth without having been baptized.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026
Many parishioners live within walking distance of their churches and generations of West Siders have been baptized and married under their roofs.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
She was baptized in January 2025.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
He was baptized as Catholic as an infant.
—Annie Selak, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2026
During the two years between her first and her second, ultimately permanent departure, Ens was baptized.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Frisbee recounts feeling bathed in warm light and then having had a vision of himself leading thousands of hippies into the Pacific Ocean to be baptized.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Palka jokes more than once that I could be baptized at their next ceremony.
—Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
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While the vast majority of Italy’s 59 million people are baptized Catholic, about three-quarters identify with the religion and far fewer regularly attend church.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Cillíní were reserved for babies who were stillborn, miscarried, or died at birth without having been baptized.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026
Many parishioners live within walking distance of their churches and generations of West Siders have been baptized and married under their roofs.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
She was baptized in January 2025.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
He was baptized as Catholic as an infant.
—Annie Selak, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2026
During the two years between her first and her second, ultimately permanent departure, Ens was baptized.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Frisbee recounts feeling bathed in warm light and then having had a vision of himself leading thousands of hippies into the Pacific Ocean to be baptized.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Palka jokes more than once that I could be baptized at their next ceremony.
—Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baptized
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After that agreement, Machar was named South Sudan's first vice president in a government of national unity.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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As any die-hard fan of Reagan-era cinema will tell you, the 1983 hit revolved around a Seattle computer nerd named David Lightman, played by Matthew Broderick as dorky but in a sorta cute, pre-Ferris Bueller way.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2026
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Last year, the Black Crowes and rap duo Outkast were the local nominees, with the latter being inducted last fall.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Last year, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Soundgarden, Joe Cocker, Salt-N-Pepa, The White Stripes, Carol Kaye, Nicky Hopkins, Lenny Waronker, Thom Bell and Warren Zevon all were inducted.—
Mark Kennedy,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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The culprit appeared to be tara flour, made from the seed pods of a thorny tree called Peruvian carob.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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The first-stage booster making its eighth flight was recovered once again on the droneship called A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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The democratic system inaugurated in 2000 never established a judicial or security structure able to replace that authoritarian control, analysts say.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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China recently inaugurated its first School of Interstellar Navigation within the Chinese Academy of Sciences.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Avoid products labeled for outdoor use, such as topsoil, compost, and raised bed soil, as well as soil taken directly from the yard.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
23 Feb. 2026
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As a result, many modern protein bars probably can’t be labeled as healthy.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2026
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Regardless, some of today’s foremost directors are channeling the days before bingeing applied to content, before art was dubbed content — back when all audiences needed was slo-mo running on a beach.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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And Paramount’s desire to buy WBD’s linear cable channels derailed the plan that was in the works to spin them off into a standalone company dubbed Discovery Global.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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But the Guess Who haven’t even been nominated despite being eligible for the past 36 years.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2026
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The film, which follows the murder of a young Black mother of four who was shot and killed by her neighbor, has been nominated for all the major guild awards as well as a BAFTA and an Indie Spirit award.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2026
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The 198-footer was previously codenamed Lazarus but has been christened Horizon II.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2026
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Hollywood's Singing Cowboy and the star of more than 70 Westerns, purchased what was then California's first Holiday Inn and christened it Melody Ranch.—
Jason Sheeler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Baptized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baptized. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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