as in inaugurated
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 instated
Analyst John DiFucci also instated a price target of $586 per share.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Trump has instated tariffs on a number of countries since entering office, including an initial 25 percent tariff on most Canadian goods.
—Surina Venkat, The Hill, 24 Oct. 2025
Aryatara was instated on the eighth day of the country’s Hindu festival called Dashain.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The board instated member Tom Groneman in his place as president.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Trump has instated tariffs on a number of countries since entering office, including an initial 25 percent tariff on most Canadian goods.
—Surina Venkat, The Hill, 24 Oct. 2025
Aryatara was instated on the eighth day of the country’s Hindu festival called Dashain.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The board instated member Tom Groneman in his place as president.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instated
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Federal employees typically receive 11 public holiday days per calendar year, plus an additional day on the day a new president is inaugurated.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Conjuring is an out-and-out masterpiece that introduced Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga’s versions of real-life ghostbusters Ed and Lorraine Warren and inaugurated what would become horror’s first $2 billion franchise.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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Five members of Soundgarden — Thayil, Cameron, bassists Yamamoto and Shepherd and, posthumously, Cornell — will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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This year, the National Toy Hall of Fame inducted board games Trivial Pursuit and Battleship—and one decidedly more modern toy, slime.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
6 Nov. 2025
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Bercaw said the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) initiated a pursuit and attempted a traffic stop and the Camry fled.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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Last week, Mizuho initiated coverage of the name at an outperform rating.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Instated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instated. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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