inaugurated

verb

past tense of inaugurate
1
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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2
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 Five African heads of state inaugurated on Wednesday a $16-billion oil refinery project in East Africa, following calls for the continent to boost its self-sufficiency in processing raw materials into finished products. — Evelyne Musambi, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 The line was inaugurated in May 2024 with machinery supplied by Rieter. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 It was inaugurated in 1960, in time for the Olympics, and had a revolutionary design with viewing galleries at the front and back of the train that allowed passengers to take in the scenery. — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026 The European Amputee Football Federation, or EAFF, inaugurated the new Conference League in Bucharest. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 Ye Jianyuan The Suzhou MoCA was inaugurated nearly four years after construction commenced in December 2022. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026 Osservatorio Fondazione Prada, inaugurated in December 2016 and dedicated to artistic curation, occupies the uppermost levels. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026 This inaugurated the transatlantic African slave trade, which lasted until 1808, when it was banned by Congress. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 Smiley will continue to hold office until the next mayor is inaugurated. — Colin Hogan, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaugurated
  1. founded
  2. inducted
  3. established
  4. initiated
  5. pioneered
  6. launched
  7. introduced
  8. created
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  • BlackRock, Carhartt, Ford and Google founded the Alliance in July — the same four companies represented on the panel.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The site is situated on the island of Lismore and is believed to have been founded by Saint Mo Luóc, an early Christian saint also known as Moluag.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • He is set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this fall as part of the class of 2026, honored for his work with both Joy Division and New Order.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Mantle, who died in 1995, is widely regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • NFTs—unique, transferable records on a blockchain, often linked through metadata to a digital image, animation, or piece of code—were established as stand-alone value units on Ethereum in 2018 and subsequently traded as digital art.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The service The warm welcome, exacting attention to detail, and discreet ubiquity of the Raffles butlers more than live up to the high expectation Raffles has established as a brand.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • China already leads the world in the number of clinical trials initiated annually.
    — Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The suit also asserted Vista Grande initiated the ER trips in retaliation for the family's disagreements about Tingley's care.
    — Jordan Rau, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • Beginning in the late 1990s, Berkeley Lab researchers at the CXRO pioneered techniques to replace visible light with higher energy extreme ultraviolet light for lithography.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The Housing First idea was pioneered by a New York nonprofit in the 1990s and has been at the heart of federal homelessness policy since 2013.
    — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of pioneered
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  • The rise and fall of Joe Cool, the Camel cigarette advertising gimmick that launched a thousand teen smokers, was accomplished with a more top-down approach.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The cream was soft-launched in May, followed by Liquid Lift, while the enzyme cleanser is set to launch in October.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of launched
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  • Sánchez's government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week when right-wing opposition parties voted down emergency decrees introduced by his government to address evictions and real estate speculation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Having introduced the concept of afternoon tea to Madrid in a previous incarnation, the Ritz once again offers scones with clotted cream in the leafy Palm Court.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of introduced
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  • Past violent offenses by US servicemembers have created deep tension between the US and Japan, particularly on Okinawa, where most of the 50,000 US troops in Japan reside.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The organization, created in 1961 by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, receives no government funding, and raises money through private donations and sales of retail merchandise.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
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“Inaugurated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaugurated. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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