inducted

past tense of induct
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 Sunday night, when the 48-year-old Abraham became the 15th member inducted into the Falcons’ Ring of Honor at halftime of the team’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, tears were certainly in play. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Lock, Hill and Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton are part of the six-member Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame Class set to be inducted this weekend. — Sam McDowell 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026 Judas Priest was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026 Ditka, the first tight end to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and coach of the legendary 1985 Chicago Bears, has died. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Jefferson’s was founded in 1997 by father and son team Chet and Trey Zoeller, both of whom were inducted into the Bourbon Hall of Fame a few years ago. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 From touring with Bob Dylan and spending quality time with Dolly Parton to being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, even Sheryl Crow can’t believe the arc of her career. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026 For her part, Lily Renée continued drawing comics for many years after Rio’s retirement and was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2007 before passing away in New York in 2022, at the age of 101. — Gaby Iori october 7, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026 Webb was not yet 40 when he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1986. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
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inaugurated
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  • On a recent Sunday, two friends inaugurated the team’s postseason playoffs run at Blazers, a bar in Williamsburg dedicated to women’s sports.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
  • First inaugurated in 2021 at the Triennale Milano, the initiative has traveled to Barcelona, Venice, Shanghai at the Prada Rong Zhai mansion, and Qingdao, China.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Inducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inducted. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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