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instituted

verb

past tense of institute
as in founded
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of Elizabeth Cady Stanton is generally credited with instituting the women's-rights movement in 1848

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Recent Examples of instituted But the extent of the racist policies instituted by this administration in his second term is staggering. — Richard Davis, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 Joseph said the San Jose Police Department instituted new policies last week in response to the former officer's improper accessing of ALPR data. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026 Elsewhere, the Europa Cinemas Label, instituted by a network of European exhibitors with the support of the EU’s MEDIA program, is dedicated to European films and co-productions. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026 Dozens of communities have instituted data center moratoriums at the local level in Michigan but statewide measures pausing new developments are rarer. — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026 So much about the two circumstances is different, many of them instituted by Key because of losses like the one to Pitt (though that makes getting bullied by Colorado only more perplexing). — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 9 Sep. 2026 New York City just instituted a sweeping ban on schools using AI in the classroom through the start of high school, along with other restrictions on the technology. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026 To get its mojo back, Nvidia needs a massive buyback program , like what Apple instituted under ex-CEO, now executive chair Tim Cook. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 Pressed on that Tuesday, sheriff’s officials said new practices have been instituted to make sure diabetics receive proper medical care while in custody. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instituted
  1. founded
  2. established
  3. initiated
  4. pioneered
  5. introduced
  6. launched
  7. created
Verb
  • Contour Circuits, founded by Secor and former graduate student Jeremy Rurup, received a $150,000 Small Business Technology Transfer contract to advance the technology.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • At Micam, curation takes place in sections like the Emerging Designer event area, founded in 2018.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of founded
Verb
  • This turns the tables on them, with one of crypto's biggest and most established companies working to appeal to wealthy investors who may want options with a range of strategies and asset classes.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • What distinguished their negotiations was that Kissinger and Zhou each established a true intellectual appreciation for the other as a partner.
    — Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • In April Bangladesh health officials initiated a large-scale measles vaccination campaign, targeting some 18 million children.
    — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, plaintiffs contend that the commission initiated the early renewal proceeding to retaliate against plaintiffs in violation of the First Amendment.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of initiated
Verb
  • Robert Eagle, a co-author of the study and a geobiologist at University of California, Los Angeles, pioneered this approach to measuring prehistoric body temperatures.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The theft-prone models lack a critical safeguard called an engine immobilizer pioneered in the mid-1980s, when more than 60,000 cars a year were stolen in Los Angeles alone.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pioneered
Verb
  • In the 250 years since Newton introduced his famous laws of motion, physicists had come to believe their equations described a reality that was entirely independent of human action or interpretation.
    — Adam Frank, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The proposal ultimately stalled after Assembly leaders asked that it be introduced as a separate policy bill rather than as a trailer bill, Fine said.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of introduced
Verb
  • The State Department issued a caution warning to Americans in the Middle East on Saturday night after Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a ballistic missile at an airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Pukar, as well as Renegade Insurance CEO Rashik Adhikari, launched a relief drive, matching donations up to $20,000 to the government’s relief effort.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of launched
Verb
  • The delay again has created a potential cash crunch for districts during the wait for their cut — often a main revenue source for local governments — and added to the pile of complaints about the county’s decade-long property tax system upgrade.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Bees take advantage of vegetation and openings in forest canopies created by disturbances such as disease, storms, wind, beavers and fire.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of created

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“Instituted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instituted. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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