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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Fifteen of them were inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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New entrants were inducted into the main group, the Great Hall, by an account called the Master of Scrolls and Decorum.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Leo will celebrate Mass in Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia, and will inaugurate its central spire, the Tower of Jesus Christ, which has made the basilica the world’s tallest church.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Later this month, Pope Leo XIV will visit Barcelona’s famed Sagrada Familia to inaugurate and bless the Tower of Jesus Christ, the final tower of the long-gestating church.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 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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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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Howard said Anthony warned Austin not to touch him and had a right to defend himself after Austin initiated physical contact.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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“Instate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instate. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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