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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
There are no hulking buffets or elbow-throwing brunch lines either; meals are seated, elegant and made to order, from Maine lobster pasta to seared foie gras and sashimi salads.
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Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
The two sources said the plane struck the middle of the truck — causing the officers seated up front to be thrown from the truck — but enabling them to survive.
—Jay Blackman, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
The stage was also positioned in a way where audience members were seated to the left and right of the host, not just in front of them.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
At the time of the crash, a person under arrest was seated in the back of the patrol vehicle.
—Cbs News Atlanta Staff, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Representatives of bigger news outlets with decades of experience covering the US military — who were granted temporary access to the building — were seated in the back and generally ignored.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The footage ends with Timberlake seated in a police vehicle.
—Gma Team, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Vance, by contrast, remained in Washington, appearing in Situation Room photos seated at the head of the table, a position typically occupied by the president.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
You should be seated with your feet on the floor and your back supported against a chair.
—Mara Gordon, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
The two sources said the plane struck the middle of the truck — causing the officers seated up front to be thrown from the truck — but enabling them to survive.
—Jay Blackman, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
The stage was also positioned in a way where audience members were seated to the left and right of the host, not just in front of them.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
At the time of the crash, a person under arrest was seated in the back of the patrol vehicle.
—Cbs News Atlanta Staff, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Representatives of bigger news outlets with decades of experience covering the US military — who were granted temporary access to the building — were seated in the back and generally ignored.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The footage ends with Timberlake seated in a police vehicle.
—Gma Team, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Vance, by contrast, remained in Washington, appearing in Situation Room photos seated at the head of the table, a position typically occupied by the president.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
You should be seated with your feet on the floor and your back supported against a chair.
—Mara Gordon, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
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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Taylor was inducted into that fraternity in 2016.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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In 2016, Taylor was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.—
Ryan Brennan
March 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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The hostages were eventually released — on the day Republican Ronald Reagan was inaugurated.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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In late January, Sheinbaum inaugurated the first phase of the project, which included a section directly connecting the El Chaparral border crossing to Playas de Tijuana.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Seated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seated. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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