as in to induct
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 instate
Pinduoduo has even instated policies that favor customers to the detriment of merchants.
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Lavender Au, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
Voluntary abdication has become a pattern for the royal family of the world's wealthiest country, and the ceremony will instate Prince Guillaume as Lieutenant-Representative for his father.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
For example, her business instated a rule that no employee can take vacation within the first three months of their employment.
—Janine Schindler, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
See you on the other side, once you’ve officially been instated as the star of the new season!
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 13 Sep. 2024
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Lavender Au, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
Voluntary abdication has become a pattern for the royal family of the world's wealthiest country, and the ceremony will instate Prince Guillaume as Lieutenant-Representative for his father.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
For example, her business instated a rule that no employee can take vacation within the first three months of their employment.
—Janine Schindler, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
See you on the other side, once you’ve officially been instated as the star of the new season!
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 13 Sep. 2024
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She was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2017.Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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Over two years later, Akins was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in November 2021.Emily Weaver, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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The show, which came midway through the Baltimore Ravens’ rout of the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium, was designed to entice viewers to Netflix as the streaming goliath inaugurated a new pact with America’s most popular professional sports league.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Trump's will be inaugurated on January 20 in Washington, D.C.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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In preparation for those changes, Maximum Protection is being updated on millions more devices as Samsung locks down more of its ecosystem and install base.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The recall was initiated for 24-count packages of Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture Raised with a UPC of 9661910680.James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other Kyiv officials had been advocating for more F-16s to strengthen their defenses in the war that Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated in February 2022.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Instate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instate. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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