as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the baptism of the new members of the college fraternity
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Recent Examples of baptism
Popular on Variety Washington was joined at his baptism by his wife, Pauletta Washington.
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
The old stone building located in the heart of the Dunbar neighborhood was the site for baptisms, Easter services, and gatherings that took place during the community leader’s youth.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
Vargo lists her parents as James J. Purcell of Ohio and wife Minnie Shields Purcell originally of Canada, with baby Irene’s baptism record date notarized Aug. 30, 1896 in East Chicago, Indiana.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Pentecostals believe all Christians should seek a baptism with the Holy Spirit, which can enable them to receive supernatural gifts which existed in the early church.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
The old stone building located in the heart of the Dunbar neighborhood was the site for baptisms, Easter services, and gatherings that took place during the community leader’s youth.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
Vargo lists her parents as James J. Purcell of Ohio and wife Minnie Shields Purcell originally of Canada, with baby Irene’s baptism record date notarized Aug. 30, 1896 in East Chicago, Indiana.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Pentecostals believe all Christians should seek a baptism with the Holy Spirit, which can enable them to receive supernatural gifts which existed in the early church.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Republicans in the Senate and House introduced resolutions to repeal the ban, which was vulnerable to being overturned through the Congressional Review Act because it was issued shortly before the inauguration.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
26 Mar. 2025
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A week after inauguration day, his supporters ransacked government buildings in the capital Brasilia.—
Carrie Kahn,
NPR,
26 Mar. 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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And so there was a kind of bonding, initiation process, stepping into all of it.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2025
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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
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“Baptism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baptism. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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