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as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the formal induction will be tomorrow, but the college president has already started work
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as in deduction
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
the urbanologist's controversial induction that a thriving bohemian community is vital to a city's economic health
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Recent Examples of induction
Swift’s custom strapless floral Givenchy gown at her June 11 induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame added fuel to the theory.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
2 July 2026
Bonilla had shared time at third base with Beltre, who struggled as a rookie but exhibited the potential that resulted in a 21-year career and first-ballot Hall of Fame induction in 2024.
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Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
The 20 year commemoration of Taylor Swift, and the proper start of her music career, also means that Swift is now eligible for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
Its impact has been lasting, too, with not just the AFI honor to its credit, but also induction into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
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Rance Collins,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 June 2026
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
2 July 2026
Bonilla had shared time at third base with Beltre, who struggled as a rookie but exhibited the potential that resulted in a 21-year career and first-ballot Hall of Fame induction in 2024.
—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
The 20 year commemoration of Taylor Swift, and the proper start of her music career, also means that Swift is now eligible for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
Its impact has been lasting, too, with not just the AFI honor to its credit, but also induction into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
—
Rance Collins,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for induction
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The main festivities have been deemed a National Special Security Event, a designation used for massive events like Super Bowls and presidential inaugurations.
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This gave her the opportunity to perform throughout Europe, South America, North Africa and even during inauguration events for Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
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That shift can mean a lower standard deduction and narrower brackets, raising taxes even when expenses haven't dropped.
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Without the match sweetening the deal, the argument for prioritizing retirement contributions over debt payoff weakens somewhat — though the tax deduction on traditional 401(k) contributions still has value.
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Van Dijk and her fellow travelers even brought their own swag to give out and said inaugurals feel like a bonding experience for everyone on the flight.
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In the inaugural Be Our Valentine campaign, HopeWorks aims to build a stronger network for survivors.
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Extropic claims that its system will be up to 10,000 times more energy-efficient than today’s GPUs while also enabling 1,000 times faster inference.
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Funded by the National Science Foundation, our multidisciplinary team blended our expertise in causal inference, sustainability and cybersecurity, to work on the tangled question of what people do with their consumer electronics when they’re done using them.
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Of the clubs opening in the past five years, membership fees range from around $3,000 to $15,000 a year, Hobbs said, noting that many charge initiation fees between $1,000 and a gobsmacking $200,000.
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SpaceX’s initiation into this club, along with forthcoming debuts from frontier software makers OpenAI and Anthropic, is forcing a rebrand of the club itself.
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Instead of presenting a conclusion alone, the system can show the factors that contributed to a recommendation, including the data used, operational constraints considered, and alternative options that were evaluated.
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The company says the claims contain flawed conclusions and rejects the characterization of the technology as a botnet.
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Croatia returned from the hydration break with determination, forcing Panama to play its game for the first time so far.
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Sayers, however, appealed the OOR’s determination to the Centre County Court of Common Pleas.
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“Induction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induction. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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