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as in to induct
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
the new sisters will be baptized with special initiation rites at the sorority house
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Recent Examples of baptize
Most of those who were baptized Sunday were adults who were baptized as a child, but chose the path back to the church after going through trials of life.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
And despite his background — growing up in Linköping, Sweden, in the 1980s — Göransson was practically baptized in American blues music.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Any male baptized in the Roman Catholic church is eligible to serve as pope.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
After each round of full-body exfoliation, a giant basin of warm water was dumped over my body, like I was being baptized.
—Anna Haines, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
And despite his background — growing up in Linköping, Sweden, in the 1980s — Göransson was practically baptized in American blues music.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Any male baptized in the Roman Catholic church is eligible to serve as pope.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
After each round of full-body exfoliation, a giant basin of warm water was dumped over my body, like I was being baptized.
—Anna Haines, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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The victim, who has not been named by investigators, was ultimately able to escape.—
John Miller,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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In 2015, he was named head coach at Montana, one of the top FCS programs in the country.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Time magazine recognized her as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, and she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
28 May 2025
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In 2022, she was ranked among the top five Nurse Influencers on LinkedIn by industry sources and was also inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing for her efforts to combat disruptive behaviors in healthcare.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
Verb
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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Dorsey, a lawyer in the executive branch since the Obama administration, was named acting general counsel for the White House’s Office of Administration in January, when Trump was inaugurated.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
22 May 2025
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The policy change was tied to an executive order signed on Jan. 20, when Trump was inaugurated, that called for enhanced screening and vetting across federal agencies, as well as a presidential action designating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.—
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton,
Denver Post,
20 May 2025
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Individuals and teams are nominated via an online application.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2025
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To her surprise, Ford and her date were even nominated for prom court.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
25 May 2025
Verb
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However, if the compost is soggy and open to the air, add a lid to the bin to keep the rain out, or install a tarp or other covering over your compost in wet weather.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 May 2025
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So over time, the use of electric fencing, and the expertise needed to install and maintain it, has spread through her community and the surrounding region, with 535 electric fences installed to date.—
Lesley Evans Ogden,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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For decades, the set of remains were dubbed Scattered Man John Doe until New Jersey State Police teamed up with the Ramapo College of New Jersey’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center to identified the person.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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The temperatures for late May, even this far north, have plummeted, making the inhospitable terrain of northern Finland even tougher for the Finnish, Swedish and British soldiers halfway through joint live-fire exercises, dubbed Northern Strike 125, in Europe's largest training ground, Rovajärvi.—
Ellie Cook — reporting from Rovajärvi, northern Finland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Three months into a boycott initiated in response to Target’s decision to roll back its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, the retailer has reported a decline in sales and profits.—
Timeka Tounsel,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Casas said that any such accusations would still require further investigation, but that such information could potentially initiate probable cause.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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“Baptize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baptize. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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