as in to induct
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
the new secretary of the treasury was instated on Monday
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Recent Examples of instate
Pinduoduo has even instated policies that favor customers to the detriment of merchants.
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Lavender Au, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
Voluntary abdication has become a pattern for the royal family of the world's wealthiest country, and the ceremony will instate Prince Guillaume as Lieutenant-Representative for his father.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
For example, her business instated a rule that no employee can take vacation within the first three months of their employment.
—Janine Schindler, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
See you on the other side, once you’ve officially been instated as the star of the new season!
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 13 Sep. 2024
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Lavender Au, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
Voluntary abdication has become a pattern for the royal family of the world's wealthiest country, and the ceremony will instate Prince Guillaume as Lieutenant-Representative for his father.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
For example, her business instated a rule that no employee can take vacation within the first three months of their employment.
—Janine Schindler, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
See you on the other side, once you’ve officially been instated as the star of the new season!
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 13 Sep. 2024
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She was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2017.Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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Eno was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 as a member of Roxy Music.Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
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Trump is due to be inaugurated as U.S. president on January 20, with the crypto industry betting on him issuing a flurry of executive orders and directives—though if these fail to materialize, the bitcoin price could plummet.Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Both courses provide unique challenges and scenic experiences, but the East Course is considered the Resort Course, inaugurated in 1994; the greens are scenic, and the average playtime is around 4 1/2 hours.Shea Peters, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2024
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Dealers will inspect and install mounting bolts as necessary free of charge.Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Windows Latest puts the issue down too the way in which users might create their Windows 11 external media copy to install the OS with newer updates.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Instead, many recalls are initiated due to the potential risk of contamination in the food product.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
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Oasis, which does not publicly declare its assets under management, has initiated high-profile change campaigns at several Japanese firms over the past year.George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Instate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instate. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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