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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Recent Examples of induct
The Whispers were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
The band will be formally inducted to the Hall of Fame on Nov. 8.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 23 June 2025
Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this year.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 23 June 2025
Regularly appearing on lists of the funniest and most romantic films ever made, the tale of Westley and the Princess Buttercup was even inducted into the National Film Registry in 2016.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 20 June 2025
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
The band will be formally inducted to the Hall of Fame on Nov. 8.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 23 June 2025
Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this year.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 23 June 2025
Regularly appearing on lists of the funniest and most romantic films ever made, the tale of Westley and the Princess Buttercup was even inducted into the National Film Registry in 2016.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 20 June 2025
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Duffy takes over from Janet Petro, who had served as acting NASA administrator since Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 July 2025
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This year’s inductees were revealed on Jan. 21, one day after President Donald Trump was inaugurated.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System, or MTS, has a contract with Clear Channel to handle getting the contracts and putting on the wraps, which take about a day to install.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The closures are needed for crews to install a traffic signal, the release states.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 July 2025
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“Induct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induct. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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