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
The wide receiver was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in February.
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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
Berry was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1973, and was voted on to the league’s 50th anniversary and 75th anniversary teams.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
In 2025, he was inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
Following a pregame ceremony when former outfielder Lee Mazzilli and former manager Bobby Valentine were inducted into New York’s Hall of Fame, the Mets won their third in a row for the fifth time this season.
—Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
He will be inducted into the Concordia-Saint Paul Athletics Hall of Fame this fall.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
He was inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor in 2014.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
Fernandez was inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor in 2014, and the next year was ranked by Yahoo!
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
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
Berry was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1973, and was voted on to the league’s 50th anniversary and 75th anniversary teams.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
In 2025, he was inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
Following a pregame ceremony when former outfielder Lee Mazzilli and former manager Bobby Valentine were inducted into New York’s Hall of Fame, the Mets won their third in a row for the fifth time this season.
—Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
He will be inducted into the Concordia-Saint Paul Athletics Hall of Fame this fall.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
He was inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor in 2014.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
Fernandez was inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor in 2014, and the next year was ranked by Yahoo!
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inducted
inaugurated
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Trump, the oldest president ever inaugurated, will turn 80 on June 14.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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In May, Nokia inaugurated an AI Networking Innovation Lab in Sunnyvale, California, in partnership with firms such as AMD, Lenovo, Supermicro, and Keysight.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Inducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inducted. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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