as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the initiation of the newest members of the local chamber of commerce
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Recent Examples of initiation
Duolingo — Shares popped 4% following Morgan Stanley’s initiation at overweight.
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
Reporters from around the country followed the case, which marked the first time ever that prosecutors would play for a jury a surreptitious FBI recording of mob soldiers taking the oath of omerta during a mafia initiation ceremony.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
The club's initiation fee works out to about 7% of the home's asking price.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Sources told officers that those participating in the event had been standing in a line as part of the initiation process when Wilson reportedly collapsed, per the station.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
Reporters from around the country followed the case, which marked the first time ever that prosecutors would play for a jury a surreptitious FBI recording of mob soldiers taking the oath of omerta during a mafia initiation ceremony.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
The club's initiation fee works out to about 7% of the home's asking price.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Sources told officers that those participating in the event had been standing in a line as part of the initiation process when Wilson reportedly collapsed, per the station.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initiation
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But Cook has been working to curry favor with Trump, including by attending the inauguration and announcing a $500 billion investment to expand Apple’s US facilities that the president claimed as a political win.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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This exhibition is widely seen as the inauguration of modernism in the visual arts in England.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2025
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If fundraising is Global’s plan with its pair of inaugurals, leaving its A380 parked at JFK for four days between flights is an odd choice.—
Edward Russell,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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Often times, the swearing-in of the President for a second term generates a lower audience than the initial inaugural.—
Brad Adgate,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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In November, she was nominated for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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Rose would have been an easy choice for induction into the Hall.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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“Initiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initiation. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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