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
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.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Soundgarden want to honor its Pacific Northwest roots as the band is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next month.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
In 2017, she was inducted in the Loyola Athletics Hall of Fame.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Alongside Windham, Rotunda was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2024.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
In 2017, Garavani was also inducted into the American Academy of Achievement Hall of Fame, becoming the first European fashion designer to receive the honor, which recognizes visionaries and achievers across various fields.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa and Warren Zevon are set to be inducted for musical influence.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Latorra Garland is being inducted into Fresenius Kabi’s National Blood Donation Hall of Fame, one of just 13 inductees nationwide.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
The five-time All-Star, two-time All-Defense and three-time All-NBA was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Soundgarden want to honor its Pacific Northwest roots as the band is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next month.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
In 2017, she was inducted in the Loyola Athletics Hall of Fame.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Alongside Windham, Rotunda was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2024.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
In 2017, Garavani was also inducted into the American Academy of Achievement Hall of Fame, becoming the first European fashion designer to receive the honor, which recognizes visionaries and achievers across various fields.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa and Warren Zevon are set to be inducted for musical influence.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Latorra Garland is being inducted into Fresenius Kabi’s National Blood Donation Hall of Fame, one of just 13 inductees nationwide.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
The five-time All-Star, two-time All-Defense and three-time All-NBA was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 24 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 on the day a new president is inaugurated.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Conjuring is an out-and-out masterpiece that introduced Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga’s versions of real-life ghostbusters Ed and Lorraine Warren and inaugurated what would become horror’s first $2 billion franchise.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Inducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inducted. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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