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also baptising
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as in naming
to give a name to
baptized the child "Anne"
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as in inducting
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 baptizing
In Russia, celebrants observe the holiday by taking part in the Eastern Orthodox tradition of baptizing themselves in cold lakes.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baptizing
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The company appointed its first non-Danish CEO as well as naming a former CEO, Lars Rebien Sørensen, as chair of the board in what has been described as an unprecedented power grab.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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There had been speculation that Disney might go the route of naming co-CEOs, a move that has started to become more popular with companies.—
Michelle Chapman,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Prince did the honors of inducting them.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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San Jose celebrated another set of sports heroes Thursday night at SAP Center, inducting the 30th class into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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San Diego State knew other programs would come calling for its top players following a 9-4 season that represented one of the biggest turnarounds in college football.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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The posts accused the teen and three of his football teammates of calling Smith’s son, who is Black, racial slurs, shooting him with BB guns and forcing him to drink their urine during a sleepover at Vann’s house.—
Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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This program collects two mid-length documentaries by Raymond Depardon from the mid-1970s, inaugurating a career-spanning interest in former French colonial Africa.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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ChatGPT passed that benchmark earlier this year, inaugurating a new technological era, though not necessarily one of superhuman intelligence.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
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Critics claim Bock successfully shut down early scrutiny by dubbing it as racially motivated.—
Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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The market’s ban on dubbing foreign films and generous 50-50 revenue-sharing structure with exhibitors have created an unusually direct producer-to-cinema distribution model, making traditional distributors largely irrelevant in the current ecosystem.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 Nov. 2025
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This year, the party has another chance to try something other than nominating a conventional liberal who loses and then gets to run an NGO.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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Some people thought not nominating Gwyneth Paltrow as an aging actress was a snub; Odessa A'zion deserved a nomination, as well.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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One question that will probably come up in the process is how designating a national park might work alongside the California Coastal Act, a landmark state law that has shaped and defined the way the coast is developed and protected.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles opened a roster spot by designating right-hander Kaleb Ort for assignment.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Department of Justice reversed course last week and opened a civil rights investigation into the killing of Pretti after initially labeling him as a domestic terrorist who had intent to harm federal agents.—
Samuel O’Neal
February 4,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Feb. 2026
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As semiconductor stocks undergo another bout of severe volatility, Bank of America Global Research has issued a sharp rebuke of prevailing market sentiment, labeling fears driving the current tech-sector selloff as logically impossible.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Baptizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baptizing. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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