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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instate
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Electricity being sent to one core would induct the adjacent wires, the activation of one bit empowering its neighbors.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
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Adelman and Webber were inducted into the Hall of Fame as part of the same class in September 2021.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
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Ironically, this reminiscence preceded my viewing of Remarkably Bright Creatures, the recent Netflix release that seeks to inaugurate a new, regrettable phase in Field’s five-decade-long movie career.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
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Trump, the oldest president ever inaugurated, will turn 80 on June 14.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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The Israeli Air Force used stealth jets and special forces as part of the operation to install the devices, as Israel’s political leadership believed negotiations between the US and Iran were doomed to fail.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Workers install rooftop solar panels on a house on May 13, 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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These, in turn, initiated the polymerization of acrylamide and acrylic acid to form the hydrogel.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Allegheny County police said their detectives are initiating the investigation.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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“Instate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instate. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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