as in first
coming before all others in time or order
the inaugural event in the city's week long festival honoring the sailing ships
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as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
attended the inaugurals of the city's last three mayors
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Recent Examples of inaugural
Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Alabama keeps rolling After a 9-4 inaugural season and shaky start to Year 2, Kalen DeBoer has stabilized Alabama midway through this fall.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Edward Russell, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
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 president and his first lady hit the dance floor at the Arkansas inaugural ball in their hometown.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Alabama keeps rolling After a 9-4 inaugural season and shaky start to Year 2, Kalen DeBoer has stabilized Alabama midway through this fall.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 11 Oct. 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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaugural
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Immediately after the cease-fire takes effect, Israel will let 400 aid trucks enter Gaza everyday for the first five days, and gradually increase that number, a senior Palestinian official told the BBC.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The program gives team members the chance to experience different roles, properties, and cultures first-hand, building skills and strengthening connections across the region, and—in the process—strengthening the company’s cross-cultural bonds.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is leading a demonstration against the re-inauguration of authoritarian President Maduro this Friday.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Despite dwindling public support since Maduro’s third-term inauguration, Machado’s global profile has risen.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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With more than 600 million copies of the books sold worldwide, and everything related to them continuing to do well years after the initial release of the books, one wonders how this series remains popular despite the deluge of young adult novels (and controversy) that followed it.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Oct. 2025
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In an email, Uber said Rinderknecht passed his initial background check in 2023.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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The original sword requested by administration officials was given to Eisenhower in 1947 by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Gathering more accurate data about right whales while revising the original law would help protect the animals, Olsen said.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Hoping to distance herself from the grief and guilt, the workaholic petitions her editor (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) to be assigned to a lighter beat, reporting on the maiden voyage of the luxury yacht the Aurora Borealis.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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In December 2024, the flying car made its maiden voyage, completing a journey in the skies above Shanghai's Lujiazui Central Business District.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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One of Germany’s foremost creative voices, Hess was the recipient of Deadline’s first-ever German TV Disruptor accolade in 2024.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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And that’s a monstrous problem for a team built around a staff that is now missing its foremost top-of-the-rotation force, in Zack Wheeler.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Inaugural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaugural. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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