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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
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 Elsewhere, the intentionally undone Amazona 18 bag, introduced at Loewe by Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, was back once again in a swathe of new colourways and finishes. Alice Cary, Vogue, 13 July 2026 Interview introduced viewers to Lestat through Louis’s eyes, casting him first as a suave, impenetrable lothario. Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026 When it was first introduced in 2014, it was offered to 24,000 customers. Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026 Ormund is introduced in the third-season premiere issuing orders at his army’s encampment and then, with a put-upon air, closely sniffing his pomander as if offended by the whole dreary business. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026 In Asia and the Middle East, a similar refit program will take place in the first quarter of 2027, once the new collections are introduced in those regions. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 13 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
  • Kamiyama’s short initially presented the cool notion of lightsabers changing colors to reflect their users’ true links to the Force.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 July 2026
  • Suki Waterhouse poses at the An Evening with Suki Waterhouse event, presented by Spotify and Island Records, in Los Angeles on July 10.
    People Staff, PEOPLE, 13 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
  • Some transplanted hair sheds in the first weeks.
    Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • The successful transplant was remarkable at the time because dialysis, which helps a patient survive until a compatible donor is found, had not yet been developed; and because immunosuppressants had not been developed to protect the transplanted kidney from rejection.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 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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