as in inducting
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
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Mayor Josh Huddlestun administered the oath of office, officially inducting the recruits into the department.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For more information on what features to look for, visit the induction burner buying guide at BestReviews.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Even decades after his death in 1997, Biggie’s cultural impact continues to grow, cemented by his 2020 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Japan and the world commemorated the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, inaugurating a new era of human history.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Before her ordination, Mullally worked as a nurse at hospitals in London, going on to serve as Chief Nursing Officer for England.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Prime Video product execs, in co-ordination with the production team, therefore sought to strike a balance between injecting some new, actionable information and creating clutter.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The menu, displayed on an LCD screen set into the façade, is as mesmerizing as an art installation.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The country’s solar market remains mostly focused on residential and commercial-and-industrial (C&I) installations, with utility-scale projects still in the early stages.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Under federal regulations, the department must provide at least 65 days’ notice before initiating a tax refund or benefit offset, giving borrowers time to contest or resolve the matter.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Instead of initiating a sale, TikTok pursued a legal challenge on First Amendment grounds that failed in the Supreme Court.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Bank of Japan has commenced with tapering, incrementally selling off its huge investments in ETFs that primed the stock market under Abe, and is signaling incremental interest rate increases.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
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The new spending reflects efforts by Chief Executive Officer Antonio Filosa, who was appointed to the top job in May, to recalibrate investments across regions, the people said.—
Gabrielle Coppola,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Backstage at All Things Go in New York, the singer-songwriter pulled Rolling Stone into her YouTube rabbit hole while going through her playlist on the latest installment of Song Shuffle.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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His most recent installment, Madea’s Destination Wedding, lived on the streamer’s Global Top 10 Movies (English) list for a month, and Straw—again, with Henson—went even further, topping charts in 62 countries.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Instating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instating. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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