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 Dave Matthews Band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2024. Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Taylor Swift will be adding another trophy to her shelf, as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the superstar will be inducted into the hall this fall, becoming, at 36, the youngest writer ever to receive the honor. Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026 Just a few months after she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Swift will receive the same honor from the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame aka NaSHOF. Andrea Dresdale, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Swift's songwriting honors Swift's Nashville induction comes two months after she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City, becoming the youngest female songwriter ever inducted into the organization. Bryan West, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Taylor Swift is joining country songwriting royalty, as the world’s biggest artist is set to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame this fall, the organization announced on Tuesday, making Swift the Hall’s youngest-ever inductee. Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026 At 49, Lesnar is widely expected to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as early as 2027, marking the conclusion of an iconic era. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The pic was inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry in 2012. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026 The Funk brothers were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009. Dennis Romero, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
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inaugurated
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  • Liberal critics, however, argued—also rightly—that the Soviet Union was a decaying, economically crippled giant by the time Reagan was inaugurated.
    Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The devastation has tested Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella, who was inaugurated just days before the earthquake shook the country's west.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

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

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