as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the initiation of the newest members of the local chamber of commerce
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Recent Examples of initiation
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).
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New Atlas, 1 Jan. 2025
The data engineering stock jumped 16.3% following Wedbush’s initiation at outperform.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Much of my initiation to these language-worlds of diagnostic process came about in the waiting rooms of children’s psychiatric wards.
—Caitlyn Murphy, Hazlitt, 13 Nov. 2024
For the Himalayan monks of the early teen centuries, the ideal setting for initiation was a charnel ground, where people left their dead to be eaten by wild animals.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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New Atlas, 1 Jan. 2025
The data engineering stock jumped 16.3% following Wedbush’s initiation at outperform.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Much of my initiation to these language-worlds of diagnostic process came about in the waiting rooms of children’s psychiatric wards.
—Caitlyn Murphy, Hazlitt, 13 Nov. 2024
For the Himalayan monks of the early teen centuries, the ideal setting for initiation was a charnel ground, where people left their dead to be eaten by wild animals.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initiation
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Among the many executive orders since his Jan. 20 inauguration, Mr. Trump took aim at rooting out diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs within the federal government.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Bezos’ Amazon and Zuckerberg’s Meta were among the tech firms that tithed $1 million each to help pay for Trump’s inauguration.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
26 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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Beltran — who received 57.1% of the vote last year — is in his third year of eligibility, so induction is likely coming sooner rather than later for the former five-tool center fielder.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2025
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On April 28th, 1967, Ali refused induction into the U.S. military.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Initiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initiation. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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