instates

present tense third-person singular of instate
as in inaugurates
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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Verb
  • In theory, this transition inaugurates a chapter of enfranchisement, but in the next scene the Senegalese businessmen are in suits, and the white men return with briefcases full of money as bribes.
    Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Curry is a guard who initiates the offense, looking to create separation and pull a 3-point shot, or draw a defender or two and pass it to the open player.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Rothschild & Redburn initiates Kyivstar at buy Rothschild & Co Redburn says the Ukraine telecommunications company is a market share gainer.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The perception of being the default choice is built in the mind well before someone installs or signs up.
    Bowen Liu, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, the command silently downloads Shamos, bypasses macOS Gatekeeper protections, and installs the malware.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Instates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instates. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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