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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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as in raised
to present or bring forward for discussion
after about 20 minutes the moderator introduced a new topic for the debate
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as in founded
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
Luther Burbank introduced the idea of plant breeding, developing over 800 new varieties of fruits, vegetables, grains, and grasses
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as in initiated
to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to
introduced everyone to the company's new phone system
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as in inserted
to put among or between others
introduce a new variable to the equation
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Recent Examples of introduced
Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
More on the science behind the portfolio diet A few small studies led by Jenkins in 2003, including the trial that introduced the diet to the world, found an association between following the portfolio diet and a lower risk of heart disease and stroke.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
Stripe was one of tech incubator Y Combinator’s breakout companies, and in 2015, Patrick Collison introduced Brockman to Altman, who was president of Y Combinator at the time.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The proposal was introduced by Montgomery Steppe and Supervisor Paloma Aguirre.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Indiana has rich biodiversity with thousands of species in unique habitats, but the ornamental plant trade, globalization and development have introduced new threats to these ecosystems.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
The Sumerians had introduced interest rates thousands of years previously, but Fibonacci made the time value of money more accessible by setting this theory out in algebraic terms that were easy to calculate.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
The season 2 finale introduced a dizzying cheating scandal that revealed even more cracks in the ever-cratering friend group.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
Originally introduced under the TCJA, this provision is now permanent.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
Dark energy was introduced as a placeholder force to explain this accelerating expansion.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
More on the science behind the portfolio diet A few small studies led by Jenkins in 2003, including the trial that introduced the diet to the world, found an association between following the portfolio diet and a lower risk of heart disease and stroke.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
Stripe was one of tech incubator Y Combinator’s breakout companies, and in 2015, Patrick Collison introduced Brockman to Altman, who was president of Y Combinator at the time.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The proposal was introduced by Montgomery Steppe and Supervisor Paloma Aguirre.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Indiana has rich biodiversity with thousands of species in unique habitats, but the ornamental plant trade, globalization and development have introduced new threats to these ecosystems.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
The Sumerians had introduced interest rates thousands of years previously, but Fibonacci made the time value of money more accessible by setting this theory out in algebraic terms that were easy to calculate.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
The season 2 finale introduced a dizzying cheating scandal that revealed even more cracks in the ever-cratering friend group.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
Originally introduced under the TCJA, this provision is now permanent.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for introduced
Adjective
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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
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An active member of the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter and well-known for cooking and selling food to raise funds for her church, the boycott presented Gilmore with the opportunity to amplify her talents.—
Time,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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And one by one, in nearly every case where men were accused of crimes, what little evidence was presented fell apart in court.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Political leaders and many social media users raised questions about the effectiveness of flood preparations.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Biden then raised this handout to $130.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jared Isaacman, who founded the payments company Shift4, has organized, funded and commanded two private astronaut missions to Earth orbit, both of them using SpaceX hardware.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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All the company had emitted since Gates founded it in 1975 would be gone, the full footprint washed away.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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An investigation initiated after their deaths discovered that Pearce had raped several women across more than a decade.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of the stock’s Nasdaq debut, BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage of Solstice with a buy-equivalent rating and a price target of $70 apiece.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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At this point, turn down the heat to 375°F for the final 25 to 30 minutes, or until a knife or skewer inserted 2 inches from the edge of each pie comes out clean.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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Reduce oven temperature to 350°F, and bake until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of thigh registers 165°F, 2 hours, 45 minutes to 3 hours, 45 minutes, basting with pan juices every 45 minutes.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The monoclonal antibody drug tegoprubart attempts to do this by blocking a pathway used by immune cells to communicate and organize an attack against the transplanted beta cells.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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The clinical focus sits on direction and angulation so transplanted hair blends with natural whorls.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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Further south, in Staten Island, Cuomo ate margherita pizza and greeted voters.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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Zhang Lu and his crewmates were greeted aboard the three-module Tiangong space station by Chen Dong, commander of the Shenzhou 20 mission, and his two crewmates, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Introduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/introduced. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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