as in to inaugurate
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
inducted the pitcher into the Baseball Hall of Fame
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The group was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015 and have been members of the Grand Ole Opry since 2011.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
According to the biography Raytown High published when she was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2022, Fee traveled nationwide as a band singer and solo recording artist.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Johnson was recently inducted into the 2025 Chesterfield County, Virginia, Sports Hall of Fame.
—David Close, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
In 2020, James was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
According to the biography Raytown High published when she was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2022, Fee traveled nationwide as a band singer and solo recording artist.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Johnson was recently inducted into the 2025 Chesterfield County, Virginia, Sports Hall of Fame.
—David Close, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
In 2020, James was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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Trim trees and install storm shutters, accordion shutters, and impact glass, and seal outside wall openings.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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According to residents who live in the Indian Hills neighborhood, multiple internet companies had been working to install fiber in Lexington.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Induct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induct. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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