as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the initiation of the newest members of the local chamber of commerce
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Recent Examples of initiation
Venture Global — Shares of the liquified natural gas provider, which went public in late January, rose 3.7% on the heels of several Wall Street initiations.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
And so there was a kind of bonding, initiation process, stepping into all of it.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
The buyers would have the option to get guest privileges at The Mar-a-Lago Club without paying the club’s initiation fee — said to be as much as $1 million — because of an agreement Trump worked out years ago with the town.
—Darrell Hofheinz, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Performing genetic testing can delay the initiation of chemotherapy for some patients (although this should not be an issue if the test is ordered shortly after diagnosis).
—Ellen Matloff, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
And so there was a kind of bonding, initiation process, stepping into all of it.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
The buyers would have the option to get guest privileges at The Mar-a-Lago Club without paying the club’s initiation fee — said to be as much as $1 million — because of an agreement Trump worked out years ago with the town.
—Darrell Hofheinz, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Performing genetic testing can delay the initiation of chemotherapy for some patients (although this should not be an issue if the test is ordered shortly after diagnosis).
—Ellen Matloff, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initiation
Noun
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The YouGov poll is a sign that the series of tariffs Trump has imposed since his second inauguration in January might have backfired politically and damaged the president and the Republican Party.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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And at the inauguration, Mr. Musk, Mr. Bezos, Mr. Zuckerberg, Mr. Cook and Mr. Pichai all appeared on the dais next to cabinet members.—
Cecilia Kang,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Presidential inaugurations that usher a new party into power almost always feel like the dawn of an era — Reagan, Clinton, Bush, Obama — but the second inaugural of Donald J. Trump felt fundamentally different.—
Shane Goldmacher,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Similar to previous inaugurals, Nielsen’s audience numbers do not include streaming which continues to grow as a video source.—
Brad Adgate,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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In March, Paul McCartney wrote his own letter to the Rock Hall also calling for Cocker’s induction.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
1 Apr. 2025
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Notwithstanding its overdue induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021, Kraftwerk remains unknown to a wide swath of the mainstream.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Initiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initiation. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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