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 band would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and became Kennedy Center honorees 30 years later.
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2026
McBride was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017, and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame honored him the same year.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
By the time Torres was released from the maximum security prison at Pelican Bay in 2002, he’d been inducted into the Mexican Mafia, law enforcement officials testified at his later trial.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975, and then added another Cup to his resume while serving as goaltending consultant for the Calgary Flames in 1988-89.
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Van Halen sold more than 80 million records worldwide and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
He was inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame in 1997.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Five members of Soundgarden — Thayil, Cameron, bassists Yamamoto and Shepherd and, posthumously, Cornell — will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
The Angels were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1998.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2026
McBride was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017, and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame honored him the same year.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
By the time Torres was released from the maximum security prison at Pelican Bay in 2002, he’d been inducted into the Mexican Mafia, law enforcement officials testified at his later trial.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975, and then added another Cup to his resume while serving as goaltending consultant for the Calgary Flames in 1988-89.
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Van Halen sold more than 80 million records worldwide and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
He was inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame in 1997.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Five members of Soundgarden — Thayil, Cameron, bassists Yamamoto and Shepherd and, posthumously, Cornell — will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
The Angels were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1998.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inducted
inaugurated
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Rodríguez was sworn in Monday as Venezuela’s interim president in the presence of her brother, Jorge Rodríguez, the Chavista leader of the National Assembly, as the legislature inaugurated a new session.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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In 2022, the airport inaugurated its brand-new Terminal 2, which more than doubled its annual passenger capacity.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Inducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inducted. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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