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as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the formal induction will be tomorrow, but the college president has already started work
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as in deduction
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
the urbanologist's controversial induction that a thriving bohemian community is vital to a city's economic health
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Recent Examples of induction
Prior to Beltrán’s Hall of Fame nod, the Mets originally planned a club Hall of Fame induction that included Beltrán, Lee Mazzilli and Bobby Valentine.
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
He also was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023 and nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2025 and 2026.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Tour attendees will be able to see working examples of energy-efficient heat pumps for space heating and cooling, heat pump water heaters, induction cooktops, rooftop solar systems, home battery storage and electric vehicles.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
In addition, Seaver’s Hall of Fame induction plaque went for $170,000 and his 1967 NL Rookie of the Year award for $50,020.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
He also was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023 and nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2025 and 2026.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Tour attendees will be able to see working examples of energy-efficient heat pumps for space heating and cooling, heat pump water heaters, induction cooktops, rooftop solar systems, home battery storage and electric vehicles.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
In addition, Seaver’s Hall of Fame induction plaque went for $170,000 and his 1967 NL Rookie of the Year award for $50,020.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for induction
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Less than a week after his inauguration, Chile’s arch-conservative president began overseeing preparations to build a border barrier — part of his flagship campaign promise to block immigrants from crossing illegally.—
Nayara Batschke,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Those comments came at the inauguration of the same museum exhibit attended Monday by the king.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The deduction was created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which also removed taxes on tips and overtime for qualifying workers, and — relevant to new car shoppers — eliminated a tax credit for buying electric vehicles.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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The new law eliminated taxes on some overtime and tipped income, and raised the limit on the deduction for state and local taxes, or SALT, from $10,000 to $40,000.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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In the inaugural Be Our Valentine campaign, HopeWorks aims to build a stronger network for survivors.—
Dennis Valera,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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In late November, Unrivaled chief brand officer Kirby Porter joined Jessica Stacey, senior vice president of external communications at Sephora, onstage at WWD’s inaugural The Catalysts summit, discussing the strength of beauty’s alliance with women’s sports, specifically.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Articulation Phase: The AI shares its theory regarding minimum inference latency based on findings as well as the results of its experimental verification.—
Dimitris Tsementzis,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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The licensing deal is billed as non-exclusive, and Groq continues to operate an inference cloud service running on its specialized chips (also, in case there was any confusion, the company has no ties to the other Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot).—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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Sarhan said his company also is selling club memberships to the public for about $590 a month, plus an initiation fee.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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Barclays initiates Nova Limited as overweight Barclays said in its initiation of Nova Limited that the semiconductor company is well positioned.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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All five students had their ankle bracelets removed at the conclusion of their hearings Friday and have been released from house arrest, according to two attorneys representing the teenagers.—
Liz Crawford,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Summoned to the scene of a homicide one night, Kay discovers a body with links to a decades-old killer, a finding that calls into question her conclusions about a long-ago series of crimes.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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By Wednesday, the determination of our collective destiny will be all over, bar the shouting.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Her journey, marked by immigration, loss, motherhood and entrepreneurship during an economic recession, reflects both the challenges and determination of immigrant business owners in the United States.—
Brianna Mantaras,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Induction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induction. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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