as in first
coming before all others in time or order
the inaugural event in the city's week long festival honoring the sailing ships
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as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
attended the inaugurals of the city's last three mayors
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Recent Examples of inaugural
Layla Ilchi, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
Phil Mickelson has been with LIV Golf since its inaugural season (2022).
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
ABC News, 19 Jan. 2025
Google has donated to inaugurals in the past, and the YouTube livestream and link to the inauguration on Google’s homepage are in line with previous inaugurations, a spokesperson said.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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The event will be hosted by CBS Colorado news anchor Michael Spencer, and will honor longtime volunteer Judy McNeil, with the inaugural T1D Changemaker Award.
—Layla Ilchi, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
Phil Mickelson has been with LIV Golf since its inaugural season (2022).
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
So when Trump comes up there and gives the second inaugural.
—ABC News, 19 Jan. 2025
Google has donated to inaugurals in the past, and the YouTube livestream and link to the inauguration on Google’s homepage are in line with previous inaugurations, a spokesperson said.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Maryland trailed 22-15 after the first quarter then trimmed that deficit to just two entering halftime, erasing its slow start by closing the half on a 7-0 run and making its eventual comeback more manageable.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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Prince Harry Reveals His Candid 'Wish' for Invictus Games at 10 Years (Exclusive) Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle memorably made their first public appearance as a couple during a wheelchair tennis match at the 2017 Toronto Games.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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After Donald Trump's inauguration, Federal Reserve officials expressed concern about inflation, as firms were expected to raise prices to offset import tariffs, policymakers noted at their January meeting.—
Daksh Grover,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Flynn resigned from the first Trump administration less than a month after Trump’s inauguration.—
Darlene Superville and Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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The initial deadline Thursday was postponed until Monday because of the court battle.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Taylor is wearing the T initial chain from the Grammys as a necklace vs her upper thigh!—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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The film also won best actor for Brody at the BAFTAs, as well as best cinematography and best original score.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The original intent of IDEA—systematic services for students with disabilities—was vital, but its execution has become mired in bureaucracy, inefficiency, and mixed outcomes.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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This was one of their departure numbers — a maiden voyage of a work leading to future ports of entry.—
Colin Fleming,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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As TVLine exclusively reported, the second half Doctor Odyssey’s maiden voyage will see the return of country music icon Shania Twain as widowed passenger Heather, who cozied up to Don Johnson’s Captain Massey during Singles Week.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
11 Feb. 2025
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Before becoming one of America’s foremost historians, a Pulitzer Prize winner and writer of seminal books on Abraham Lincoln (a basis for the Steven Spielberg film Lincoln), Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Teddy Roosevelt and Johnson, Kearns Goodwin became a White House Fellow under LBJ.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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At his death in 1996, he was considered one of the country’s foremost historians of the Black experience in America.—
Jeffrey Boutwell,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Inaugural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaugural. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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