instituted

past tense of institute

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of instituted Those guidelines were instituted due to the public comments that AQMD officials heard during the two-day meeting. Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 Two Democrats are facing off for the first time in the general election for insurance commissioner due to the open primary system instituted in 2011, in which the two top vote-getters advance regardless of party affiliation. Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Last year, the NCAA instituted a ban on transgender athletes participating in women's college sports. ABC News, 30 July 2026 An investigation by the National Post reported a price drop of 70 percent or more for black-market pills in cities that had instituted safer supply. Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 The remaining 18 players were dissatisfied with the safeguards the league has instituted to prevent a situation akin to the Clase-Ortiz scandal. Zack Meisel, New York Times, 28 July 2026 Those replaced a global tariff instituted under a law allowing a president to impose temporary tariffs to address particular economic problems. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 24 July 2026 How The Charter Deal Came Together When IndyCar instituted the Charter System in late 2024, it was intended to help create value and equity for the teams that regularly participate in the series. Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 On this day in 1377, the lawmakers there instituted the first quarantine in the world. Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instituted
Verb
  • Drohan founded Solairus in 2009 after two decades in the industry.
    Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Blue Bird, founded in Fort Valley, will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2027.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The fire has grown by only 2 acres since Monday, and fire lines are being established on the three fires that make up the Spokane Complex.
    Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Officials reported Wednesday that firefighters had established containment lines around the perimeters of all three fires affecting Spokane and that they were focused on reinforcing those lines.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • These non-renewals are those initiated by insurance companies.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Officers tracked the vehicle to Williamstown Road in near Preston Road in North Dallas, more than 16 miles away, and initiated a traffic stop.
    Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Those open questions do not make DeepMind’s decision surprising to Debora Marks, a computational biologist at Harvard Medical School, whose group pioneered approaches to protein prediction that helped lay the groundwork for AlphaFold.
    Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
  • His work pioneered investigations into innovative approaches targeting cancer stem cells and integrative oncology.
    Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The 60-year-old Berg, who will divest his ownership interest in LAFC, will be officially introduced on Tuesday at MLS headquarters in New York.
    Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The March 2025 law introduced a two-generation limit, cutting out his siblings.
    Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detectives have launched an investigation after a man was found dead in Santa Clarita on Sunday morning.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Before Rick Jackson launched his surprise bid for the highest political office in Georgia earlier this year, some people in Alabama already knew his name.
    Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The new fragrance was created by the perfumer Mathilde Bijaoui, with a top note of bergamot, a heart of sea salt and a base of driftwood accord.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Even so, the film’s gaze is more anthropological than polemical, especially given the faux-doc vibe created by its abundant handheld camerawork, seemingly filmed sometimes by the actors themselves.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026

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“Instituted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instituted. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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