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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
Adding to the space available is a large island with an overhanging counter top that allows for seating two adults comfortably.
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James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
The space has seating for 25 guests.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
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.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
No one thought the BAFTA seating through.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
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James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
The space has seating for 25 guests.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
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.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
No one thought the BAFTA seating through.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seating
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Boston was sitting next to Flavor Flav, who is a huge supporter of women’s sports.—
Doug Feinberg,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Typically, Hansen said, the sitting president would be OK with members of Congress in their own party distancing themselves from the White House.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 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 5 Apr. 2026.
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