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as in founded
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
inaugurated the college's athletic program for women
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as in inducted
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
the president inaugurated the newest member of the club with a welcoming speech
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Recent Examples of inaugurated
After Kibaki’s victory was declared, the president was inaugurated in a strange dusk ceremony that infuriated Odinga’s camp.
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CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
The last iteration of Abu Dhabi Art, inaugurated in 2007, will take place this fall before the event transforms to Frieze Abu Dhabi in November 2026.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Oct. 2025
In its 2024 edition, the festival inaugurated the Country of Honor, with Palestine holding that distinction and programming featuring a spate of Palestinian films.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
That May, days after Vladimir Putin was inaugurated to his first term as Russia’s President, a high-ranking Kremlin official conveyed a list of demands to NTV.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Only a few kilometers away, a new mega port — a joint project with China — has just been inaugurated.
—Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
The Penne site was inaugurated in early September, and Solomeo will be unveiled in November.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
In October, Gulf Air inaugurated a direct flight to the country, departing three times weekly from New York’s JFK.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
In September 2011, before Xi Jinping was inaugurated as China’s leader, Beijing published its first official foreign policy white paper that defined China’s core interests.
—David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
The last iteration of Abu Dhabi Art, inaugurated in 2007, will take place this fall before the event transforms to Frieze Abu Dhabi in November 2026.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Oct. 2025
In its 2024 edition, the festival inaugurated the Country of Honor, with Palestine holding that distinction and programming featuring a spate of Palestinian films.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
That May, days after Vladimir Putin was inaugurated to his first term as Russia’s President, a high-ranking Kremlin official conveyed a list of demands to NTV.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Only a few kilometers away, a new mega port — a joint project with China — has just been inaugurated.
—Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
The Penne site was inaugurated in early September, and Solomeo will be unveiled in November.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
In October, Gulf Air inaugurated a direct flight to the country, departing three times weekly from New York’s JFK.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
In September 2011, before Xi Jinping was inaugurated as China’s leader, Beijing published its first official foreign policy white paper that defined China’s core interests.
—David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaugurated
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White Flame was founded over a decade ago to explore for oil and gas in Greenland.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Bellavance-Lecompte is a design curator and architect who also founded the Carwan Gallery in Beirut in 2011, and stands as a significant figure in the global art and design scene, forging cross-cultural dialogue within the design community.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Laura Pausini was also honored with the Icon Award, Elvis Crespo was inducted into the Billboard Hall of Fame, and Peso Pluma took home the first-ever Billboard Vanguard Award.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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The five-time All-Star, two-time All-Defense and three-time All-NBA was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Having established himself as a marine biologist and initiated a link with the greatest scientist of his time, Haeckel rapidly ascended to international prominence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ino also announced that to recognize the outstanding efforts of film commissions, which play an indispensable role in location shooting, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has established a new Minister’s Award this year.—
Mark Schilling,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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Vehicles used as arrest tactic Some of these car crashes have been initiated by federal agents and show a willingness to use aggressive and potentially dangerous tactics.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Officers initiated life-saving measures and the teen was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nvidia pioneered the transformation of GPUs, originally designed for gaming, into the workhorses of modern AI systems, securing a dominant position in the field.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Back in 1910, Vladimir had pioneered research in radiology and launched the first search for uranium deposits in the Russian Empire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Kobo originally launched the apparel brand Torn by Ronny Kobo in 2009, with a relaunch in 2017 to the now-eponymous label’s name.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Horror Collective, the genre banner of Shaked Berenson’s (Slaxx, Turbo Kid, Tales of Halloween) Entertainment Squad that is championing independent horror filmmakers, has launched a genre streaming service, appropriately called BloodStream.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Pennywise — the iconic, malevolent shapeshifting entity that often takes the form of a dancing clown and was first introduced in Stephen King's 1986 novel It — suddenly and mysteriously appeared on five different continents on Tuesday.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Micheli estimated about 70 bills had some form of this language, about 3% of the almost 2,400 bills introduced.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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See our fan gallery created by Courier Journal photographer Scott Utterback.—
Stephanie Stremplewski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Examples include the hospitality boxes F1 has created with Lewis Hamilton and Gordon Ramsay for 2025.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Inaugurated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaugurated. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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