as in to inaugurate
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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The diner was later inducted into the inaugural Arkansas Food Hall of Fame class and repeatedly named among the best barbecue restaurants in America.
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Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Wilder's performance was also nominated for an Academy Award for the 1967 film, and it has been inducted into the National Film Registry.
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Rance Collins,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 June 2026
Reeve was inducted Saturday night into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
Brown was inducted into the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications Hall of Fame three years later.
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Terry Collins,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
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Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Wilder's performance was also nominated for an Academy Award for the 1967 film, and it has been inducted into the National Film Registry.
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Rance Collins,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 June 2026
Reeve was inducted Saturday night into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee.
—
ABC News,
28 June 2026
Brown was inducted into the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications Hall of Fame three years later.
—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
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Art as cult fodder, marginalia, obscurantism—Duchamp inaugurated all of this.
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The Vatican Museums last week inaugurated a major restoration of Raphael’s Loggia, an epic fresco cycle decorating a 213-foot-long corridor in the Apostolic Palace, where the pope lives.
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In addition, city officials can now require owners to install security measures to help protect vacant buildings from further deterioration or trespassing.
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It is sold as a barebones vehicle, requiring customers to purchase and install common features like speakers and a center console.
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“Induct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induct. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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