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
Later on Tuesday, officials instated a power blackout as a operation to move the crowd out began.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
Upward of 6,000 residents have been affected by the notice, which has been instated for an undetermined amount of time, according to the news release.
—Austin American-Statesman, 14 Jan. 2024
Trump has promised to instate Musk as the head of a government-efficiency commission.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
As a result, there are a lot more financial and legal stakes for AI companies and social platforms if they are tempted to take the shortcut and not instate proper labeling features.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
Upward of 6,000 residents have been affected by the notice, which has been instated for an undetermined amount of time, according to the news release.
—Austin American-Statesman, 14 Jan. 2024
Trump has promised to instate Musk as the head of a government-efficiency commission.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
As a result, there are a lot more financial and legal stakes for AI companies and social platforms if they are tempted to take the shortcut and not instate proper labeling features.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instate
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His name now graces streets, parks, schools and universities, and Malcolm X Day is celebrated in more than a dozen states, including Nebraska, which inducted Malcolm X into its hall of fame in 2024.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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The Wayans family will also be honored at the ceremony and inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
22 Feb. 2025
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By inaugurating the era of development aid, the U.S. was strategically using the concept of universality to undermine what was left of the British, French and Belgian colonial empires while guaranteeing its own access to new markets in developing countries.—
Isabelle Mayault,
The Dial,
13 Feb. 2025
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Charles Baudelaire translated him, inaugurating Poe-mania in France.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Feb. 2025
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Have strong antivirus software: The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The most straightforward approach would be to install Bregman as the starting second baseman and keep everyone else in their current roles, but if the Red Sox wanted there are a number of other possibilities, all with their own pros and cons.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Learn the logistics of initiating withdrawals, rollovers and managing tax withholding.—
Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2025
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No injuries were reported and the recall was voluntarily initiated as a precautionary measure.—
Amber Brenza,
Health,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Instate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instate. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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