as in first
coming before all others in time or order
the inaugural event in the city's week long festival honoring the sailing ships
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as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
attended the inaugurals of the city's last three mayors
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Recent Examples of inaugural
Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
One local team’s winning ways during the inaugural season resulted in several unique opportunities with the Chiefs.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 19 Jan. 2025
So when Trump comes up there and gives the second inaugural.
—ABC News, 19 Jan. 2025
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One more in the new category, and that would be Timucua Arts Foundation’s inaugural Opera Festival, which continues this weekend and next.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
One local team’s winning ways during the inaugural season resulted in several unique opportunities with the Chiefs.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
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President Ronald Reagan’s 1985 inaugural was also moved insider because of weather.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 19 Jan. 2025
So when Trump comes up there and gives the second inaugural.
—ABC News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaugural
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In the first episode, Lochlan watches Saxon undress and stares a little too long at him naked.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Sins Of The Brother Of course, the most shocking moment in this episode is something that’s been setup from the very first episode.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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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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From the initial rumors to their recent reunion, here's a complete timeline of Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell's friendship with the most recent updates up top.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
30 Mar. 2025
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An investigation is underway and police are searching for the driver who caused the initial crash, the station reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2025
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Nearly 100 of Gn’s works including clothing, accessories, original illustrations and digital media will be on display.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
26 Mar. 2025
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The film picked up a total of five awards at the ceremony, including best picture, best director, original screenplay and editing.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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But the seven-time world champion was unable to replicate that performance in qualifying as McLaren’s Piastri secured his maiden pole with Hamilton qualifying fifth.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Property billionaire Asok Kumar Hiranandani’s Royal Group of Companies is investing about £110 million ($143 million) to develop its maiden hotel in London as the Singaporean magnate seeks to expand his company’s footprint to tap the global travel boom.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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One of the world’s foremost JFK assassination experts thinks there’s nothing in the mountains of classified government files that President Donald Trump ordered released this week that points away from Lee Harvey Oswald as the lone gunman that sunny day in Dallas 61 years ago.—
Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Robert Brill, Brill Media Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Inaugural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaugural. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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