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
Turner was inducted in 2006 to Purdue’s hall of fame, and more enshrinements followed with the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Northern California (2012) and the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame (2019).
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Preston died in 2006 and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 June 2026
Fern Mallis, president of her own consulting firm, who was recently inducted into the Kent State School of Fashion’s Hall of Fame, will be in attendance.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
Fifteen of them were inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Lincoln was posthumously inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
—Bhumika Tharoor, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Hogan won at least six WWE championships and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005 and reinstated there in 2018.
—David Fischer, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
The wide receiver was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in February.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Adelman was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
Cam Inman, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Preston died in 2006 and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 June 2026
Fern Mallis, president of her own consulting firm, who was recently inducted into the Kent State School of Fashion’s Hall of Fame, will be in attendance.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
Fifteen of them were inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Lincoln was posthumously inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
—Bhumika Tharoor, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Hogan won at least six WWE championships and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005 and reinstated there in 2018.
—David Fischer, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
The wide receiver was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in February.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Adelman was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inducted
inaugurated
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Since his father was inaugurated in 2025, Barron has only made one other public appearance, at the State of the Union address in February.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Leo pressed his migration message and also inaugurated the new tower of the Sagrada Familia basilica.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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“Inducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inducted. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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