as in inaugurating
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
inducted the pitcher into the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Recent Examples of inducting
San Jose celebrated another set of sports heroes Thursday night at SAP Center, inducting the 30th class into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Mayor Josh Huddlestun administered the oath of office, officially inducting the recruits into the department.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inducting
inaugurating
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ChatGPT passed that benchmark earlier this year, inaugurating a new technological era, though not necessarily one of superhuman intelligence.—
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On Thursday, President Emmanuel Macron visited each of the attack sites before inaugurating a new memorial garden behind Paris City Hall.—
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“Inducting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inducting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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