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verb

past tense of initiate
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as in inducted
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies initiated her as Surgeon General before an army of reporters and photographers

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Recent Examples of initiated
Verb
While the review was initiated to examine the leadership structure of the county’s Office of Education, the agency’s investigators quickly pivoted to the education board after hearing numerous complaints from staff, said Mike Fine, CEO of the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team. Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024 Click Request archive, and the process is initiated. David Nield, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024 Viridian is also advancing VRDN-003, a subcutaneous product candidate for thyroid eye disease, with global phase 3 trials initiated in August 2024. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024 Apogee continues to advance its clinical programs, with ongoing trials for APG777, APG808, and APG990, and has initiated a Phase 2 trial for APG777 in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024 The company initiated the Phase 2 EMBRAZE proof-of-concept trial in May 2024 and completed enrollment in September 2024, with results expected in 2025. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024 Michigan will soon join that group after an August state Supreme Court ruling initiated a phase-out of the subminimum wage. Kavish Harjai, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024 The firm initiated its coverage of the energy company with a buy rating and $354 price target, implying upside of nearly 30%. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024 Out of the 15 stocks that Scotiabank initiated research on, Rocket Pharmaceuticals , Liquidia Corp and Ocular Therapeutix are the three companies that were singled out as top picks. Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for initiated
Verb
  • Ro, also founded in 2017, offers treatment for the same conditions.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Jones founded Infowars, which operates under Free Speech Systems, in 1999.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The Bipartisan Immigration Bill introduced in 2024 was too little, too late.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Collins has introduced several changes meant to monetize the business, including subscriptions, organized live events, and bringing back physical copies of the paper and its television parody, the Onion News Network.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Other sponsors included Louis Vuitton (which was just inducted into the America’s Cup Hall of Fame) and Omega, along with Puig, Emirates, Coca-Cola, Cupra, Capgemini, and a dozen other local sponsors.
    George Allen, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Country Music Hall of Fame songwriter Bobby Braddock inducted Anderson, praising his instantly recognizable voice.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • To roast turkey: Place turkey breast side down on prepared V-rack in roasting pan.
    Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
  • There’s a difference between being a workaholic and being a person who isn’t prepared to be an equal partner in a relationship.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • An at-the-market offering agreement was established in August 2024 for up to $75 million.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Livento Group's management has established disclosure controls and procedures, concluding their effectiveness as of September 30, 2024.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The Mellon Foundation, the US’s largest philanthropic organization devoted to the arts and humanities, has inaugurated a $25 million fund aimed at supporting arts organizations in the US-Mexico border region.
    News Desk, Artforum, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Since the Foreign Malign Influence Center was inaugurated, the intelligence authorities have withheld even the name of the election-threats executive, making Brandt (or Haines) the face of any public notifications.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • These scouts also pioneered using ghillie suits as battlefield camouflage (another common piece of gear for modern snipers).
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The siblings have built a loyal following on social media have pioneered a new mix of house and EDM with classic Mexican music sonics.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Try slouchy or slim-fit designs tucked under midi hemlines, from skirts to dresses, and wider shafts with fitted or straight-leg jeans tucked in.
    Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Play with proportion by pairing it with a fitted miniskirt, or give it a baggy-on-baggy look with wide-leg jeans.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024

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