as in to inaugurate
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
inducted the pitcher into the Baseball Hall of Fame
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German art director and production designer Carl Jules Weyl will also be inducted into the ADG Hall of Fame during the Feb. 15 ceremony which will be hosted by actress and comedian Rachael Harris.
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Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
Esmaili and Mir have worked extensively with high-profile athletes and would seek to bring that experience with them to Palace, while Kidd was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame and twice won gold medals with the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999, and received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
The National Society of Aerospace Professionals in 1962 created the John J. Montgomery award and the National Aviation Hall of Fame — in Dayton, Ohio, home of the Wright brothers — inducted Montgomery in 1964.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
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Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
Esmaili and Mir have worked extensively with high-profile athletes and would seek to bring that experience with them to Palace, while Kidd was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame and twice won gold medals with the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999, and received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
The National Society of Aerospace Professionals in 1962 created the John J. Montgomery award and the National Aviation Hall of Fame — in Dayton, Ohio, home of the Wright brothers — inducted Montgomery in 1964.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Induct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induct. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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