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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
Wilson’s nonprofit announced Armstead’s induction in a late Sunday press release.
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C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
The closest historical analog would be the massive expansion of the Soviet navy from the 1960s to the 1980s, Luck added, which saw the induction of multiple helicopter carriers and aircraft carriers supported by around 150 new blue water-capable warships.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
The stainless steel appliances, including a Bertazzoni range with an induction cooktop and a Viking refrigerator, are new.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Some other artists who've been discussed for induction but never quite gotten to the finish line, Sykes also told the outlet, are the B-52's, Phil Collins as a solo artist, the Pixies and Joe Cocker.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
The closest historical analog would be the massive expansion of the Soviet navy from the 1960s to the 1980s, Luck added, which saw the induction of multiple helicopter carriers and aircraft carriers supported by around 150 new blue water-capable warships.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
The stainless steel appliances, including a Bertazzoni range with an induction cooktop and a Viking refrigerator, are new.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Some other artists who've been discussed for induction but never quite gotten to the finish line, Sykes also told the outlet, are the B-52's, Phil Collins as a solo artist, the Pixies and Joe Cocker.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for induction
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While everyone is still reeling at the news that Carrie Underwood will be singing at Trump’s inauguration on January 20, the American Idol winner herself has released a statement explaining her decision.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
14 Jan. 2025
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week.—
ESSENCE Staff,
Essence,
14 Jan. 2025
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Here, clubs can lose up to £39m over a rolling three-year period before being hit with any punishment, which can include possible points deductions.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Under current law those deductions are now capped at $10,000.—
Stephanie Dhue,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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Barack Obama’s first inaugural in 2009 drew an average of about 37.8 million throughout the day; his second in 2013 captured about 20.6 million.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
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Not So Glamorous Speaking of which, inaugurals are theoretically supposed to be glamorous.—
Elisabeth Bumiller,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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For certain applications and prompts, increasing how long inference takes simply doesn’t make sense, says Dilek Hakkani-Tur, a professor of computer science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.—
Lauren Leffer,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
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This has already triggered an inference price war in China, which will likely spill over to the rest of the world.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes,
22 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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Given that on landing its rotors broke off, that's a pretty definitive conclusion.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
18 Jan. 2025
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Studies have repeatedly found evidence that dairy may lower the risk of breast cancer but have reached differing conclusions about whether dairy promotes or staves off prostate cancer.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
18 Jan. 2025
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These systems are considered substantial factors in making determinations that affect access to critical opportunities like employment, healthcare, or financial services.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes,
17 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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“Induction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induction. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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