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
Owens played 15 seasons in the NFL and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018 after being passed over twice despite being ranked near the top of nearly every receiving category.
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Jessica Golden,alex Sherman, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Owner Robert Kraft has reportedly not received enough votes to be inducted into Canton, despite six Super Bowl titles and, including this year, 11 appearances.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Eleven of them were inducted between 1963 and 1972.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Guthrie is also a New York Times bestselling author and was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2022.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
Robert Kraft will not be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, according to an ESPN report on Tuesday.
—Mike Toole, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
In 2018, the multigenerational Luskey family, which had operated multiple western wear stores and marketed a mail order catalogue, was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, headquartered in Fort Worth.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
The three with the most votes who surpassed the 40-vote minimum will be inducted.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
He will be inducted alongside Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent in Cooperstown on July 26, becoming just the third player to have a plaque with the Mets logo (Tom Seaver and Mike Piazza).
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Jessica Golden,alex Sherman, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Owner Robert Kraft has reportedly not received enough votes to be inducted into Canton, despite six Super Bowl titles and, including this year, 11 appearances.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Eleven of them were inducted between 1963 and 1972.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Guthrie is also a New York Times bestselling author and was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2022.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
Robert Kraft will not be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, according to an ESPN report on Tuesday.
—Mike Toole, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
In 2018, the multigenerational Luskey family, which had operated multiple western wear stores and marketed a mail order catalogue, was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, headquartered in Fort Worth.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
The three with the most votes who surpassed the 40-vote minimum will be inducted.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
He will be inducted alongside Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent in Cooperstown on July 26, becoming just the third player to have a plaque with the Mets logo (Tom Seaver and Mike Piazza).
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inducted
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When the Winter Olympics came to Norway, in Lillehammer in 1994, Harald officially inaugurated the Games.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
5 Feb. 2026
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But this award, which was inaugurated in 2023 with a Jesso win, circles the same handful of writers, and country scribes like Jessie Jo Dillon, pop bards like Amy Allen, and reggaeton men-at-arms like Edgar Barrera are just as up next.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Inducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inducted. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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