as in inaugurated
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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Recent Examples of inducted
Five members of Soundgarden — Thayil, Cameron, bassists Yamamoto and Shepherd and, posthumously, Cornell — will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
This year, the National Toy Hall of Fame inducted board games Trivial Pursuit and Battleship—and one decidedly more modern toy, slime.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Nov. 2025
The Angels were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1998.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Meg is only the third female drummer to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, after the Velvet Underground’s Maureen Tucker in 1996 and the Go-Gos’ Gina Schock in 2021.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
The restaurant’s wing sauces have brought home multiple awards at the national festival since 2006, and the restaurant was inducted into the festival’s Buffalo Hall of Flame in 2015.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
On Monday, their newest class of distinguished Lions was inducted, which included Louise Erdrich, Daniel Kehlmann, James McBride, James Patterson, Shonda Rhimes and Bruce Springsteen.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Koufax retired at 30 years old due to chronic elbow pain and became the youngest person ever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame at 36 years old.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Alongside Windham, Rotunda was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2024.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Jem Aswad, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
This year, the National Toy Hall of Fame inducted board games Trivial Pursuit and Battleship—and one decidedly more modern toy, slime.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Nov. 2025
The Angels were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1998.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Meg is only the third female drummer to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, after the Velvet Underground’s Maureen Tucker in 1996 and the Go-Gos’ Gina Schock in 2021.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
The restaurant’s wing sauces have brought home multiple awards at the national festival since 2006, and the restaurant was inducted into the festival’s Buffalo Hall of Flame in 2015.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
On Monday, their newest class of distinguished Lions was inducted, which included Louise Erdrich, Daniel Kehlmann, James McBride, James Patterson, Shonda Rhimes and Bruce Springsteen.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Koufax retired at 30 years old due to chronic elbow pain and became the youngest person ever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame at 36 years old.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Alongside Windham, Rotunda was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2024.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inducted
inaugurated
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Federal employees typically receive 11 public holiday days per calendar year, plus an additional day when a new president is inaugurated.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Nov. 2025
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Media studies scholar Stephen Ponder argues that William McKinley, inaugurated as president in 1897, laid the groundwork for Roosevelt’s later efforts to fully bring the press into the White House.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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