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instating

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verb

present participle of instate
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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Recent Examples of instating
Verb
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 In place of funding from the university, the department proposed instating a fee requiring all non-Pell Grant eligible students to pay $25 each semester. Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instating
Noun
  • Tour attendees will be able to see working examples of energy-efficient heat pumps for space heating and cooling, heat pump water heaters, induction cooktops, rooftop solar systems, home battery storage and electric vehicles.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • In addition, Seaver’s Hall of Fame induction plaque went for $170,000 and his 1967 NL Rookie of the Year award for $50,020.
    Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Prince did the honors of inducting them.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
  • San Jose celebrated another set of sports heroes Thursday night at SAP Center, inducting the 30th class into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Modern Catholic teachings do not express this attitude directly, but some Catholic feminists argue that views of women’s blood pollution still influence the church’s position against women’s ordination.
    Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
  • At this stage of his career, Hicks will have been part of many ceremonies; ordination as a deacon and then a priest, consecration as an auxiliary bishop and installation as bishop in Joliet, Illinois.
    Tony Aiello, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • This program collects two mid-length documentaries by Raymond Depardon from the mid-1970s, inaugurating a career-spanning interest in former French colonial Africa.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
  • ChatGPT passed that benchmark earlier this year, inaugurating a new technological era, though not necessarily one of superhuman intelligence.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Despite his status as a longtime Democratic donor, Ellison’s acquisition of The Free Press and his installation of founder Bari Weiss atop CBS News also raised alarm from Democrats, who have criticized some of her editorial decisions as biased against the left.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The last time funds were available for safe room installation rebates was in 2025, which covered disaster declarations made in 2024.
    Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In response, governments across the continent have courted foreign investment to help build their manufacturing base, including for mineral and metal refining.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Also lagging has been the kind of hiring expected from a growing economy, exacerbated by thousands of job cuts in Silicon Valley, which firms say have been prompted by artificial intelligence investment and disruption.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Day’Ron Sharpe took over the middle of the fourth, initiating offense, winning loose-ball moments and piling up nine points and five rebounds in the final frame alone.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Those make up an overwhelming amount of all chases that officers in Milwaukee make – with officers citing reckless driving as the initiating reason in 742 of the 970 chases in 2025, according to police data.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Wan is already producing the next installment in the Paranormal Activity franchise for Paramount, but the action crime thriller could mark his first feature since 2023’s big-budget DC movie Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Attendees will see exclusive sneak peek footage from the upcoming installment in the long-running Godzilla franchise.
    Kennedy French, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026

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“Instating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instating. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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