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as in inducting
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 seating
Meanwhile, Southwest management expects about $1 billion of incremental earnings before interest and taxes from seating products, $650 million from baggage fees and some $350 million from cost initiatives this year.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
No one thought the BAFTA seating through.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
As part of the upgrades, the Kentucky Science Center will install new carpet, seating with improved comfort and sightlines, and a central stage with audio/visual connections for presentations and special programming.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Feb. 2026
Some business taxes are based on a flat rate per tax period and others are based on the amount of vehicles, machines, devices or equipment used, the number of employees, square footage of the area, seating capacity, or the scale of fees collected, according to Rodriguez’s motion.
—City News Service, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
No one thought the BAFTA seating through.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
As part of the upgrades, the Kentucky Science Center will install new carpet, seating with improved comfort and sightlines, and a central stage with audio/visual connections for presentations and special programming.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Feb. 2026
Some business taxes are based on a flat rate per tax period and others are based on the amount of vehicles, machines, devices or equipment used, the number of employees, square footage of the area, seating capacity, or the scale of fees collected, according to Rodriguez’s motion.
—City News Service, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seating
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Rollicking Japanese City Pop era tunes from the ‘80s and ‘90s keep energy levels up; on Sundays, off-duty geiko or maiko may be sitting at a cozy banquette nearby—they’re given a discount to encourage a local patronage, too.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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The offices of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance had people of all ages on Wednesday night waiting for the end of the nightly Ramadan fast, from children sitting at tables doing math homework to cab drivers just getting off their shifts.—
Katherine Koretski,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Phillies are inducting Chase Utley, considered the greatest second baseman in the franchise’s history, into their Wall of Fame this summer — a potential precursor to a greater honor for Utley, the National Baseball Hall of Fame.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Prince did the honors of inducting them.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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This program collects two mid-length documentaries by Raymond Depardon from the mid-1970s, inaugurating a career-spanning interest in former French colonial Africa.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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ChatGPT passed that benchmark earlier this year, inaugurating a new technological era, though not necessarily one of superhuman intelligence.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Seating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seating. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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