inaugurating

verb

present participle of inaugurate
1
as in establishing
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 inducting
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 inaugurating The French leader and others were inaugurating a statue honoring Capt. — Masha MacPherson, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 Britain’s oppression invited the people to take charge of their government, inaugurating a period of broader political participation. — T. H. Breen, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 Kim has moved quickly to capitalize, pouring investment into modernizing his capital and inaugurating one tourist resort after another. — Stella Kim, NBC news, 8 June 2026 In 1958, liberals and conservatives reached an agreement to alternate power, inaugurating the period known as the National Front. — Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 May 2026 The brand is also inaugurating a partnership with Foster Love, a nonprofit for children in foster care. — James Manso, Footwear News, 27 May 2026 Recorded at Glendale’s UHF Studio, Davis worked closely with producer-bassist Dan Horne and guitarist John Lee Shannon, inaugurating a new songwriting partnership—one that trades the solitary melancholia of her earlier albums for something more open-ended and conversational. — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaugurating
  1. establishing
  2. inducting
  3. founding
  4. initiating
  5. pioneering
  6. launching
  7. introducing
  8. creating
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  • While researchers at Stanford University have examined aspects of the work and provided feedback, wider scrutiny will be important in establishing whether the proof resolves the original conjecture.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The assurance profession has spent decades establishing standards for competency, independence and quality oversight across financial reporting, cybersecurity and privacy.
    — Avani Desai, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
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  • The Phillies honored Boone by inducting him into the team's Wall of Fame in 2005.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The Woman’s Basketball Hall of Fame will be inducting Taurasi on June 26 in Knoxville.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of inducting
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  • Eric Groves is the CEO and co-founder of Alignable, a networking platform for small business owners, and was a founding executive at Constant Contact.
    — Eric Groves, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The odd man out is founding guitarist Rich Williams, who still tours occasionally but has health issues.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of founding
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  • Joining Jovic in the frontcourt, Kusturica started in both scrimmages and has the body composition and athleticism to play both forward positions while also handling the ball and initiating the offense.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Legislators could begin the process of repealing the lock box by initiating a new amendment, but that wouldn’t go before voters until 2028.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026
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  • The Center for Sacramento History has a fascinating amount of history, everything from the shovel of serial-killer landlady Dorothea Puente to the papers of pioneering civil rights attorney Nathaniel Colley.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In brain-mapping studies that recalled Wilder Penfield’s pioneering work, his team steadily uncovered fundamental principles of how speech is represented by neural activity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of pioneering
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  • SpaceX plans to start launching Starships from Florida within a few months and from Louisiana in a few years.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026
  • Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner also said Thursday his office is launching a separate investigation into what led to Malayshia's death, including foster care placement procedures.
    — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of launching
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  • In 2012, New Balance celebrated 30 years of the 990 by introducing the 990v3 and quickly followed it up with the 990v4 in 2016.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Last Ditch received backlash after introducing mask-optional nights to help stay afloat, and has since been thrust into the national spotlight after a Boston Globe story about the bar went viral.
    — Tara Knight, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of introducing
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  • Many Brisbanites, Simon included, began to grow this place together, creating a city that reflected their own ambitions—and themselves.
    — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Valentin wants staffers with an enthusiasm and energy who enjoy meeting people, saying that creating a welcoming atmosphere is a key part of making a gym succeed.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
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“Inaugurating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaugurating. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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