instituting

verb

present participle of institute
as in establishing
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 Eyeing a massive loss in revenue, MLB owners sought to radically restructure player compensation, while placing limitations on free agency and instituting a salary cap/floor. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Lewis George campaigned on universal childcare, lowering costs, expanding housing and instituting a new Business Activity Tax, among other policies. — Spencer Kimball,garrett Downs,dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,justin Papp, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026 In the winter of 1973, amid an energy crisis, Congress passed a law instituting permanent daylight saving time for what was supposed to be a trial period. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Previous laws have been repealed In the winter of 1973, amid an energy crisis, Congress passed a law instituting permanent daylight saving time for what was supposed to be a trial period. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 In contrast to Democrats, their agenda has included repealing no-excuse absentee balloting, banning the use of ballot drop boxes and instituting stronger voter identification requirements. — Daniel J. Mallinson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 A couple years later the American League compensated for poor hitting pitchers by instituting the DH. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Although Andrew is leaving the FBI in order to return to his family in Missouri, his fantastic contribution instituting critical reforms which resulted in our historic success will live on. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026 One method to get ahead of potential issues is instituting regular raw material analysis, creating consistent oversight on input origins. — Sj Studio, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instituting
  1. establishing
  2. initiating
  3. founding
  4. introducing
  5. creating
  6. pioneering
  7. launching
Verb
  • This may mean removing an abusive parent as their guardian and establishing another relative or foster parent in place of the parent.
    — Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Reality television personality Spencer Pratt jumped in a few months later, on the anniversary of the Palisades fire, establishing himself as an unpredictable presence on the campaign trail.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of establishing
Verb
  • Joining Jovic in the frontcourt, Kusturica started in both scrimmages and has the body composition and athleticism to play both forward positions while also handling the ball and initiating the offense.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Legislators could begin the process of repealing the lock box by initiating a new amendment, but that wouldn’t go before voters until 2028.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of initiating
Verb
  • Eric Groves is the CEO and co-founder of Alignable, a networking platform for small business owners, and was a founding executive at Constant Contact.
    — Eric Groves, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The odd man out is founding guitarist Rich Williams, who still tours occasionally but has health issues.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of founding
Verb
  • In 2012, New Balance celebrated 30 years of the 990 by introducing the 990v3 and quickly followed it up with the 990v4 in 2016.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Last Ditch received backlash after introducing mask-optional nights to help stay afloat, and has since been thrust into the national spotlight after a Boston Globe story about the bar went viral.
    — Tara Knight, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of introducing
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  • Trump choices could prove costly Republicans tried to buck historical precedent — a president’s party almost always loses seats during the midterms — with an aggressive redistricting effort aimed at creating a more favorable congressional map.
    — Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • On the title track Chen reaches for the psaltery (a kind of zither without frets), creating a meandering, medieval atmosphere whose ubiquitous electronic background buzz foreshadows the biting screams and blistering bass to come.
    — James Gui, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of creating
Verb
  • The Center for Sacramento History has a fascinating amount of history, everything from the shovel of serial-killer landlady Dorothea Puente to the papers of pioneering civil rights attorney Nathaniel Colley.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In brain-mapping studies that recalled Wilder Penfield’s pioneering work, his team steadily uncovered fundamental principles of how speech is represented by neural activity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of pioneering
Verb
  • However, instead of launching with separate tanks of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, the satellite carries a reservoir of liquid water.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The movie won awards at multiple American festivals after launching at Taormina in Italy.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of launching

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