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
The pair instituted structure and boundaries that didn’t previously exist.
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Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Sinegal instituted a policy that Costco could mark up merchandise by no more than fourteen per cent—fifteen in the case of Kirkland goods—and received a report on anything that reached more than thirteen per cent.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The Pentagon also instituted an Orwellian media policy, but fortunately most outlets — even some conservative ones — chose not to sign it.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Citing financial difficulties and a new business action plan instituted by IU's Media School, the IDS reduced its print production last January to seven times per semester.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
Mali has become the latest African nation to be hit by a visa bond since Washington instituted the requirement in August, starting with citizens of Malawi and Zambia.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
With an expanding workforce, including from acquisitions of early-stage drug discovery firms, AbbVie has instituted several practices to ensure that new leaders and managers understand what is expected of them.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Some states have instituted requirements for websites with adult or pornographic content to verify visitors' age before granting access, although tech experts have pointed out VPNs can be used to get around those guardrails.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The city launched parking fees at Balboa Park and instituted trash collection fees for single-family homes this year — reversing more than a century of precedent for both.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Sinegal instituted a policy that Costco could mark up merchandise by no more than fourteen per cent—fifteen in the case of Kirkland goods—and received a report on anything that reached more than thirteen per cent.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The Pentagon also instituted an Orwellian media policy, but fortunately most outlets — even some conservative ones — chose not to sign it.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Citing financial difficulties and a new business action plan instituted by IU's Media School, the IDS reduced its print production last January to seven times per semester.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
Mali has become the latest African nation to be hit by a visa bond since Washington instituted the requirement in August, starting with citizens of Malawi and Zambia.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
With an expanding workforce, including from acquisitions of early-stage drug discovery firms, AbbVie has instituted several practices to ensure that new leaders and managers understand what is expected of them.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Some states have instituted requirements for websites with adult or pornographic content to verify visitors' age before granting access, although tech experts have pointed out VPNs can be used to get around those guardrails.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The city launched parking fees at Balboa Park and instituted trash collection fees for single-family homes this year — reversing more than a century of precedent for both.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instituted
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White Flame was founded over a decade ago to explore for oil and gas in Greenland.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Bellavance-Lecompte is a design curator and architect who also founded the Carwan Gallery in Beirut in 2011, and stands as a significant figure in the global art and design scene, forging cross-cultural dialogue within the design community.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Having established himself as a marine biologist and initiated a link with the greatest scientist of his time, Haeckel rapidly ascended to international prominence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ino also announced that to recognize the outstanding efforts of film commissions, which play an indispensable role in location shooting, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has established a new Minister’s Award this year.—
Mark Schilling,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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Vehicles used as arrest tactic Some of these car crashes have been initiated by federal agents and show a willingness to use aggressive and potentially dangerous tactics.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Officers initiated life-saving measures and the teen was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nvidia pioneered the transformation of GPUs, originally designed for gaming, into the workhorses of modern AI systems, securing a dominant position in the field.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Back in 1910, Vladimir had pioneered research in radiology and launched the first search for uranium deposits in the Russian Empire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Pennywise — the iconic, malevolent shapeshifting entity that often takes the form of a dancing clown and was first introduced in Stephen King's 1986 novel It — suddenly and mysteriously appeared on five different continents on Tuesday.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Micheli estimated about 70 bills had some form of this language, about 3% of the almost 2,400 bills introduced.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Kobo originally launched the apparel brand Torn by Ronny Kobo in 2009, with a relaunch in 2017 to the now-eponymous label’s name.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Horror Collective, the genre banner of Shaked Berenson’s (Slaxx, Turbo Kid, Tales of Halloween) Entertainment Squad that is championing independent horror filmmakers, has launched a genre streaming service, appropriately called BloodStream.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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See our fan gallery created by Courier Journal photographer Scott Utterback.—
Stephanie Stremplewski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Examples include the hospitality boxes F1 has created with Lewis Hamilton and Gordon Ramsay for 2025.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Instituted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instituted. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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