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as in to induct
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
the new sisters will be baptized with special initiation rites at the sorority house
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Recent Examples of baptize
Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s vice presidential running mate in the 2024 presidential election, announced she had been baptized as a Christian after practicing Judaism for more than a decade.
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Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Feb. 2025
In Georgia, the Orthodox Patriarch offered to personally baptize any baby born to the parents of more than two children.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The ceremony was officiated by Dr. Serenus T. Churn Sr., the same pastor who baptized Franklin and officiated her parents' wedding.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
She was baptized as an infant June 21, 1939, by the Rev. Klemp at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Corcoran Township and was later confirmed in her faith as a youth March 29, 1953, by the Rev. Affeldt at Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elk River.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Feb. 2025
In Georgia, the Orthodox Patriarch offered to personally baptize any baby born to the parents of more than two children.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The ceremony was officiated by Dr. Serenus T. Churn Sr., the same pastor who baptized Franklin and officiated her parents' wedding.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
She was baptized as an infant June 21, 1939, by the Rev. Klemp at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Corcoran Township and was later confirmed in her faith as a youth March 29, 1953, by the Rev. Affeldt at Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elk River.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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The United Kingdom's National Oceanography Centre was testing the sub, which was named Boaty McBoatface in a viral online poll in 2016, when mooring for the camera system got tangled in its propeller, the center said in a statement Monday.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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But Justin’s nice, normal world is rocked when Alex (Gomez) shows up at his doorstep and asks him to train a young wizard named Billie (Janice LeAnn Brown).—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2025
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They were inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, and in 2010, the city of Jackson renamed a stretch of road in their honor: Jackson Southernaires Drive.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2025
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2023
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.—
Cheryl Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2023
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Here’s how the ceasefire negotiations have played out so far: January 20: Trump is inaugurated as president of the United States.—
Antoinette Radford,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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At the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut, a group show inaugurates the museum’s new sculpture garden, with works prompting questions about what gardens have been and can still be.—
Kelly Presutti,
ARTnews.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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New episodes currently air on Sunday nights at 9 p.m. Spencer’s recent credits include Teacup from Peacock, Marvel/Disney+’s Echo and The English for Amazon/BBC, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Leading Actor.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
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Wood won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts TV Award for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Program in 2021, and was nominated again for the BAFTA TV category in 2022.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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There will be more overheads in the background, but for consumers, this represents a $150 fee to install a new operating system.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The best way to safeguard against 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,
23 Mar. 2025
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The actress was soon dubbed America's Sweetheart and has since earned the title of PEOPLE's World's Most Beautiful Woman a record five times.—
Andrew Walsh,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Today’s flagship data center GPUs, like Nvidia’s Hopper and newer Blackwell architecture, are dubbed the engines of this new industrial revolution.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The recall, which was voluntarily initiated by Great Lakes Cheese, was initiated on Feb. 15, and has yet to be given a termination date.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Refresh plants in fall by harvesting and discarding the outer leaves to initiate new growth.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Baptize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baptize. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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