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 Synonyms for instating
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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While much of the appliance replacement market involves sales of 30-inch ranges, the typical single family home appliance, new construction and remodeling are seeing numerous options in induction cooking models that didn’t exist in the past.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Along with Heat icons Alonzo Mourning and Dwyane Wade, Riley is among the presenters for Arison’s enshrinement during Saturday night’s induction ceremony for the 2025 class in Springfield, Massachusetts.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 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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The ordination Mass was powerful.—
Kristine Tran,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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His grandfather, Rabbi Alexander Shapiro, served as president of the Rabbinical Assembly in the 1980s and was instrumental in the decision to allow the ordination of women.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Tongue-and-groove construction makes for easy installation on site and a polished look when finished.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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Debris from one Russian drone fell on the territory of the Ilsky Oil Refinery in the Krasnodar region, local officials said, causing a fire at one of the technological installations which was quickly extinguished with no casualties.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Yet in this case, according to many sources close to the government, the president had been personally involved in promoting, initiating, and negotiating a deeply unpopular law.—
NATALIYA GUMENYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Aug. 2025
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Think of them less as tools and more as junior analysts—capable of triaging alerts, gathering context and even initiating remediation when authorized.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Pulte also flagged a third property, in Massachusetts, that Cook represented as a second home in mortgage documents but as an investment property in subsequent financial disclosures.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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This nonprofit consortium includes contributors from JPL, the same lab that spawned the OCO instruments, as well as Planet Labs, the California Air Resources Board, universities, and private investment funds.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is an installment of The Nightcrawler, a weekly collection of thought-provoking articles on tech, innovation, and long-term investing by Eric Markowitz of Nightview Capital.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
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Stoltmann advises taking the winnings in installments.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Instating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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