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introduced

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verb

past tense of introduce
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as in presented
to make (one person) known (to another) socially a friend introduced him to the woman who later became his wife

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Recent Examples of introduced
Verb
Private owners had already introduced debt, taken substantial proceeds, and prepared an offering that would leave control concentrated even after the shares began trading. Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 The prospective buyer, Pulte Homes Group, a residential construction company, introduced a preliminary review to the Village Board in May. Alexandra Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 On Sunday afternoon, Bieber dove into the head-scratcher on an acoustic guitar after he was introduced by Jason Sudeikis in character as Ted Lasso. Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026 England stars Harry Kane and Bellingham were also among the leading scorers, and 6-foot-5 Norwegian striker Erling Haaland introduced himself to the American public with some superb displays. Mark Hodge, NBC news, 20 July 2026 Android introduced Wireless Debugging with Android 11, allowing ADB connections over Wi-Fi instead of a USB cable. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 Their saliva contains a sugar molecule found in mammalian products that, when introduced to us through their bite, can trigger an allergy to red meat and sometimes dairy. Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 The picture of Cardinals cool, Walker chased down Kyle Schwarber, shut up a rambunctious Philly crowd and introduced himself to a much wider baseball world. Dan Gelston, AJC.com, 14 July 2026 A week later, Supervisor Pat Hume introduced a motion to reconsider funding for the POP unit — a move seconded by Rodriguez, according to a social media post from the Rodriguez’s office June 16. Reeti Malhotra july 13, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for introduced
Adjective
  • Groceries average about $300 per month, and while imported foods come at a premium, the ability to pick up Mediterranean staples adds an unexpected layer of excitement to island life.
    Dana Sauchelli, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2026
  • This marks a dramatic turnaround from earlier years when imported titles commanded roughly double the audience of domestic productions.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Injunction hearings involve extensive legal arguments and evidence presented by both sides.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The prosecution also presented photos of the baby after it was found, lying on an autopsy table.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • The core interest aside from this being the final of a six-week long competition that only happens every four years is the country of Messi’s birth taking on the country that raised him.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • And that made his recent comments about former Blue Jays coach Don Mattingly especially noteworthy, as his departure for the Philadelphia Phillies has raised questions about whether the Blue Jays batting order can succeed without him.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Presenting a satisfyingly catchy passage and immediately throwing it into the garbage disposal is a risky strategy, but metalcore was founded on the belief that the potential payoff trumps the comfort of standard song structure.
    Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
  • That makes events such as that, the Boulder Comedy Festival and the Vail Comedy Festival, all of which were founded after High Plains, even more valuable to comedy fans.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • The investment firm initiated coverage of the space technology name with an outperform rating.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • Emergency personnel from multiple agencies responded to the scene and initiated lifesaving efforts for the woman, who was operating the personal watercraft.
    Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Cleveland and Miami are both reportedly courting a James reunion, while Philadelphia, Minneapolis and San Francisco inserted themselves as strong contenders.
    Joshua Hong, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Despite spending nearly a week in the hospital — where physicians also inserted a balloon pump to help his heart recover after surgery — doctors couldn’t determine why an otherwise healthy 36-year-old had suffered such a catastrophic heart attack.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Adjective
  • The state also knew that a transplanted Midwesterner had been fired from her Cincinnati charter school, following felony charges related to misuse of public funds, and had been banned from teaching or running schools in Ohio.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
  • But after the new health plan became active in January, Smith said, Blackman faced one hurdle after another getting approval for the antirejection medications needed to prevent his body from attacking his transplanted heart.
    Renuka Rayasam, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Alcántara, 38, was greeted at the airport by a crowd that was cheering, singing and holding their phones high in the air to get a photo of him.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • Tel Aviv — A wave of jeers greeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel’s parliament prepared for a blitz of controversial legislation in the government’s closing days.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

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“Introduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/introduced. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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