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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 instituting
The chief judge’s office had tightened its electronic monitoring violation policy over the winter, instituting a new requirement that any absence longer than three hours would need to be reviewed by a judge within a day.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Some authorities in the United States and parts of Europe are implementing moratoriums on new data centers or instituting rules that place responsibility for grid conditions onto the data center.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026
Passed as part of the misnamed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022, the federal government is now instituting strict price controls on prescription drugs accessed through Medicare.
—Elaine Parker, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
The commission’s principal assignment was to draft a state-of-the-art overview of international communication flows and to examine the desirability and feasibility of instituting a new global order as requested by the nonaligned developing countries.
—Stijn Joye, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Wednesday is Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O'Connor's 100th day in office, and by all accounts, he's hit the ground running, facing challenges like a budget gap and January's snowstorm while instituting new initiatives to grow the city.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
But the state law prevents local governments from instituting a ban on cigars.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
By Monday, the president was instituting a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz for ships coming and going from Iranian ports, an action that might hurt Iran and its allies but would also not lower prices for Americans.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2026
The proposal comes weeks after the Postal Service proposed instituting an 8% fuel surcharge for package and express mail deliveries to help offset rising fuel costs amid the Iran war on top of its dire financial situation.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Some authorities in the United States and parts of Europe are implementing moratoriums on new data centers or instituting rules that place responsibility for grid conditions onto the data center.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026
Passed as part of the misnamed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022, the federal government is now instituting strict price controls on prescription drugs accessed through Medicare.
—Elaine Parker, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
The commission’s principal assignment was to draft a state-of-the-art overview of international communication flows and to examine the desirability and feasibility of instituting a new global order as requested by the nonaligned developing countries.
—Stijn Joye, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Wednesday is Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O'Connor's 100th day in office, and by all accounts, he's hit the ground running, facing challenges like a budget gap and January's snowstorm while instituting new initiatives to grow the city.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
But the state law prevents local governments from instituting a ban on cigars.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
By Monday, the president was instituting a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz for ships coming and going from Iranian ports, an action that might hurt Iran and its allies but would also not lower prices for Americans.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2026
The proposal comes weeks after the Postal Service proposed instituting an 8% fuel surcharge for package and express mail deliveries to help offset rising fuel costs amid the Iran war on top of its dire financial situation.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instituting
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Davis will lead Solbari’s wholesale strategy, building a national network of sales representatives, securing retail partnerships and establishing a seasonal wholesale cadence.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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Her sister, Marsie Scharlatt, one of the estate’s executors, was tasked with establishing an archive of Wilke’s art and materials in Los Angeles, becoming the main contact for curators and galleries researching her work.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
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More than 10,000 Marines from expeditionary units are now in theater, giving Trump the option to launch limited ground operations, such as seizing a small stretch of coastline or initiating an assault on Kharg Island, the hub of Iran’s oil industry.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Clinicians should closely monitor patients when initiating this treatment and throughout the treatment course, experts advise.—
Dr. Jennifer Miao,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Jamie Kalven is founding executive director of the Invisible Institute, which was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes in 2024.—
Jamie Kalven,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Critics called the astronomical price out of touch, while resurfaced allegations against founding chef René Redzepi sparked protests.—
Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Silberman’s active lifestyle played into his parenting style, introducing his children to his own hobbies such as tennis, chess and water-skiing.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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In response, Asia has been busy implementing a range of measures, from restricting energy use to introducing fuel subsidies, re-starting coal plants, and imposing export restrictions.—
Wendy Cutler,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Altman pitched the conversion as critical to securing the vast amount of funding OpenAI needs to fulfill its mission of creating artificial general intelligence — or AGI — that will benefit humanity.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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In 2015, Musk, Altman, Greg Brockman, and a handful of others cofounded OpenAI as a nonprofit with the mission of creating AI for the benefit of humanity.—
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
27 Apr. 2026
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Hope’s pioneering days are not over.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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In 1971, the student newspaper the Colorado Daily developed into a free community newspaper in Boulder, Colorado, pioneering this type of newspaper in an American context, and more free newspapers appeared in the same state throughout the 1980s and 1990s.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the five-minute work, Pau employs snippets lifted from government newsreels, most notably footage of a swimming contest held at Victoria Harbor in the 1960s showing throngs of Hong Kong citizens launching themselves into the ocean and paddling enthusiastically.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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At least one other popular TV news anchor is in talks about launching a special-interest YouTube channel separate from a network, according to people familiar with the discussions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Instituting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instituting. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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