as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the baptism of the new members of the college fraternity
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Recent Examples of baptism
In 2019, Circus Vargas hosted six baptisms and six confirmations in one ceremony.
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Gina Ryder, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Outside, the ground is strewn with roses, now burned, which would have been used to decorate this summer’s weddings and baptisms organized by the company.
—Eleni Giokos, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
Mannerist painters like Tintoretto painted similar masses assembled to witness crucifixions and baptisms.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 Aug. 2024
Workers renovate a mosaic at the Saint Hilarion Monastery/Tell Umm Amer, a site which dates to 329 AD and consists of two churches, a burial site, a baptism hall, a public cemetery, an audience hall and dining rooms.
—Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024
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Gina Ryder, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Outside, the ground is strewn with roses, now burned, which would have been used to decorate this summer’s weddings and baptisms organized by the company.
—Eleni Giokos, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
Mannerist painters like Tintoretto painted similar masses assembled to witness crucifixions and baptisms.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 Aug. 2024
Workers renovate a mosaic at the Saint Hilarion Monastery/Tell Umm Amer, a site which dates to 329 AD and consists of two churches, a burial site, a baptism hall, a public cemetery, an audience hall and dining rooms.
—Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024
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Netflix has yet to release plot details for The Diplomat season 3, but viewers will likely see Vice President Penn's inauguration following the death of U.S. President William Rayburn.Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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From Biden's inauguration in January 2021 through September, the Consumer Price Index is up 19.9%.Neil Irwin, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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But the mayor had already determined that approving the bill would be no more expensive than the cost of printing a new series of city flags for parades and inaugurals.Michael Tubridy, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
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In the coming campaign, prominent Democrats will inevitably tout the strength of Biden’s first-term White House as a selling point to voters who are dubious of reelecting a president who will be 82 at his second inaugural.Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 19 Sep. 2023
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Bernstein initiates Eaton as outperform Bernstein said in its initiation of Eaton that the electric company is a beneficiary of growing electric demand in the years ahead.Michael Bloom, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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And Mar-a-Lago, which doubled up its initiation fee upon his election, truly became the Winter White House, where membership included the perk of poolside view of the president’s war room.Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Baptism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baptism. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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