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instating

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verb

present participle of instate
as in inducting
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies the new secretary of the treasury was instated on Monday

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instating
Noun
  • Abbruzzese spoke out about his snub, leading the band to invite him to the induction ceremony.
    Troy Smith, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
  • He was honored alongside 23-time Cup Series winner Ricky Rudd and late driver and owner Ralph Moody in the annual induction ceremony Friday night at the Charlotte Convention Center.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Throughout his tenure at Fourth Church, Buchanan tackled all manner of controversial issues, including the ordination of gays and lesbians and conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Originally implemented in 1984, the ban on LGBTQ+ ordination encapsulated the broader conversation about LGBTQ+ rights in the nation’s largest mainline Protestant denomination.
    Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 1 May 2024
Noun
  • But after the first install, in which frame mounts are added to the steering arms, installation is as easy as changing a tire and wheel.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Click to see his byline on an early installation of the series.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • After Barkley’s success, teams would be wise to rethink their investments in running backs.
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
  • That’s because the agency’s support has also mobilized billions of dollars from the private sector, attracting investment from renewable energy developers and insurance companies that offer drought and flood coverage to vulnerable areas abroad.
    Jake Bittle, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Amazon faced its largest labor action to date in the United States, with nearly 10,000 employees initiating a strike on Thursday at facilities across several major urban centers.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This involves engaging proactively with followers—responding to comments, initiating conversations, implementing a direct messaging strategy and actively seeking leads.
    Tony Pec, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The director explained that engaging with his audience from last year’s film in the lead-up to the Oscars has impacted his decisions for the next installment.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Feb. 2025
  • And needless to say, traditional studios are no longer in the risk-taking game, with the two best picture nominees this year from those studios, Wicked and Dune: Part Two, both essentially franchise installments.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Superman Aries placements are most like Superman, the ultimate superhero in the DC universe.
    Athena Sobhan, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Some supporters of Trump’s preference note that this demonstrates the continuing affection that elites have for globalism regardless of their nominal placement on left or right.
    Henry Olsen, National Review, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov led the delegations that met at the Diriyah Palace in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Prince Joachim and Princess Marie live with their kids in the United States and traveled to Canada to support the Danish delegation at the seventh cycle of the international adaptive sports tournament for veterans that Prince Harry launched in 2014 as a means for healing.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Instating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instating. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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