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as in inducted
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
one of the first appointments that he made after being seated as president of the state senate
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Recent Examples of seated
The man passed the baby, the only passenger without a life jacket, to another man, who lowered the child into the outstretched arms of her mother already seated in the boat.
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Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Deborah Lavioletta, a lifelong Detroiter and 73-year-old pharmaceutical representative, was seated on a media podium, swaying to the music behind two younger women dancing enthusiastically at a cocktail table.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The couple then boarded the Airbus A320, and were seated in separate rows, before the woman got emotional and demanded to be moved next to her partner, Viral Press stated.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Perhaps the most wrenching scene is one in which Anders, seated alone in a busy café, tunes in to ordinary conversations around him.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Harry, who remained seated, looked on and chuckled with amusement.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
In the middle of his struggle, according to several people who were seated courtside, a fan started talking some serious trash.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The rapper was spotted seated next to Robert Kraft as the Patriots played the Atlanta Falcons in Foxborough, Mass.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2025
The restaurant treats dining as theater—guests are seated theater-in-the-round style around the chefs, who work under overhead lighting that acts like a spotlight.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Deborah Lavioletta, a lifelong Detroiter and 73-year-old pharmaceutical representative, was seated on a media podium, swaying to the music behind two younger women dancing enthusiastically at a cocktail table.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The couple then boarded the Airbus A320, and were seated in separate rows, before the woman got emotional and demanded to be moved next to her partner, Viral Press stated.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Perhaps the most wrenching scene is one in which Anders, seated alone in a busy café, tunes in to ordinary conversations around him.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Harry, who remained seated, looked on and chuckled with amusement.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
In the middle of his struggle, according to several people who were seated courtside, a fan started talking some serious trash.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The rapper was spotted seated next to Robert Kraft as the Patriots played the Atlanta Falcons in Foxborough, Mass.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2025
The restaurant treats dining as theater—guests are seated theater-in-the-round style around the chefs, who work under overhead lighting that acts like a spotlight.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seated
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Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.—
Amanda Rosa,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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Five members of Soundgarden — Thayil, Cameron, bassists Yamamoto and Shepherd and, posthumously, Cornell — will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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This year, the National Toy Hall of Fame inducted board games Trivial Pursuit and Battleship—and one decidedly more modern toy, slime.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
6 Nov. 2025
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Federal employees typically receive 11 public holiday days per calendar year, plus an additional day on the day a new president is inaugurated.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Conjuring is an out-and-out masterpiece that introduced Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga’s versions of real-life ghostbusters Ed and Lorraine Warren and inaugurated what would become horror’s first $2 billion franchise.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Seated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seated. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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