inducted; inducting; inducts
1
: to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
was inducted as president of the college
2
Examples of induct in a Sentence
The club will induct six new members this year.
inducted the pitcher into the Baseball Hall of Fame
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In 2020, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, receiving the Ahmet Ertegun Award for Lifetime Achievement, per his Primary Wave bio.
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Laura Pausini was also honored with the Icon Award, Elvis Crespo was inducted into the Billboard Hall of Fame, and Peso Pluma took home the first-ever Billboard Vanguard Award.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
The five-time All-Star, two-time All-Defense and three-time All-NBA was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Nevada is hosting its homecoming this weekend and will induct that 2010 team — quarterbacked by Colin Kaepernick, the Pack went 13-1 — into the Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Laura Pausini was also honored with the Icon Award, Elvis Crespo was inducted into the Billboard Hall of Fame, and Peso Pluma took home the first-ever Billboard Vanguard Award.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
The five-time All-Star, two-time All-Defense and three-time All-NBA was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Nevada is hosting its homecoming this weekend and will induct that 2010 team — quarterbacked by Colin Kaepernick, the Pack went 13-1 — into the Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Induct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/induct. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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