as in to induct
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
the new secretary of the treasury was instated on Monday
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Recent Examples of instate
Other parts of North Carolina are also instating drought restrictions, including in the Raleigh area.
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Eva Flowe
april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Perhaps a better alternative would have been instating a more general Old Hollywood dress code, rather than pointing to two specific, but very different, decades.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026
The manufacturer still needs the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval for further Max increases beyond 42 per month, a requirement the regulator instated after a near-catastrophic midair blowout of a panel in January 2024.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Peel was one of the modern Conservative Party's founders and went on to instate several liberal reforms.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
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Eva Flowe
april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Perhaps a better alternative would have been instating a more general Old Hollywood dress code, rather than pointing to two specific, but very different, decades.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026
The manufacturer still needs the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval for further Max increases beyond 42 per month, a requirement the regulator instated after a near-catastrophic midair blowout of a panel in January 2024.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Peel was one of the modern Conservative Party's founders and went on to instate several liberal reforms.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
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From a box-score perspective, Brind’Amour’s case ranks similarly to that of Rick Tocchet, Bill Guerin and Ray Whitney, who are all unlikely to be inducted given other sure-thing candidates about to retire around the league.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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After attending Game 4 of the NBA finals on June 10, Swift was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame with Travis cheering her on.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Andy Richter just inaugurated the Dancing With the Stars love triangle no one saw coming.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Dec. 2025
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Australian company West Wits Mining inaugurated its Qala Shallows gold mine in Johannesburg on Thursday.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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Advertisement Workers install the pitch at New York New Jersey Stadium ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in East Rutherford, NJ on May 7, 2026.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
11 June 2026
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Ryan is raising money to install benches at schools with QR codes that link students to suicide prevention resources.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there have been 687 reports of unruly passengers in 2026 so far, with 33 enforcement actions initiated against them.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
11 June 2026
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The 50-year-old Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which was initiated in the aftermath of the Arab oil embargo, received its first barrels of oil in 1977 and steadily grew through 1990 to nearly 600 million barrels.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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“Instate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instate. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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