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as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the formal induction will be tomorrow, but the college president has already started work
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as in deduction
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
the urbanologist's controversial induction that a thriving bohemian community is vital to a city's economic health
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Recent Examples of induction
Are electric stovetops easier to clean compared to induction stovetops?
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2024
Before the induction ceremony, Lindsey spoke with The Tennessean.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
In addition to McFarland’s induction, six others will be inducted in 2025.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
But perhaps the most interesting newcomer is one who has little chance of earning induction this year, if ever.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2024
Before the induction ceremony, Lindsey spoke with The Tennessean.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
In addition to McFarland’s induction, six others will be inducted in 2025.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
But perhaps the most interesting newcomer is one who has little chance of earning induction this year, if ever.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for induction
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No explanation was given for why Michelle Obama was skipping Trump’s inauguration.Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Obama will not join her husband, Barack Obama, at Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration, a spokesperson for the former first couple confirmed to PEOPLE on Tuesday, Jan. 14.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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There’s an easy answer to that: limit the deduction to the $200,000 for joint filers as proposed by Lawler (or some similar number), which would help regular people, or just put a means test in place, say restricting the deduction to people with incomes under $500,000 or $1 million.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
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The values of the deductions correspond to the severity of the error.Tess DeMeyer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Google has donated to inaugurals in the past, and the YouTube livestream and link to the inauguration on Google’s homepage are in line with previous inaugurations, a spokesperson said.Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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There were only 25 completed by the first Trump inaugural in 2017, when Ms. Wiles was not in the administration.Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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The company focused on memory’s role in AI training and inference.Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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The next chip, projected to hit the market in 2027, will be an energy-saving processor specialized for AI inference.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Jan. 2025
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Since these deal initiations typically take six to nine months to finalize, a surge of new deal announcements is expected to unfold in the first half of 2025.Rusty Wiley, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A (eIF-5A) is a protein that helps cells efficiently make other proteins, playing a key role in two translation stages: initiation and elongation (helping ribosomes move along the mRNA and add amino acids to the protein chain).New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Jan. 2025
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This is the conclusion of a new study, conducted at the University of Arizona, which has identified an entirely new kind of cosmic collision.Ian Randall, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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An initial virtual interview with an assistant on a team that has a first-round bye — such as Detroit offensive coordinator Ben Johnson — will have to take place this week before the conclusion of the wild-card round.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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On that day, Neymar was unplayable, a one-man force on the ball who displayed the incredible skills and elite determination that have marked his playing days.Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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The video, filmed in Nashville, Tennessee, reveals a heartwarming display of feline determination and charm.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Induction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induction. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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