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
Later on Tuesday, officials instated a power blackout as a operation to move the crowd out began.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
Upward of 6,000 residents have been affected by the notice, which has been instated for an undetermined amount of time, according to the news release.
—Austin American-Statesman, 14 Jan. 2024
Trump has promised to instate Musk as the head of a government-efficiency commission.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
As a result, there are a lot more financial and legal stakes for AI companies and social platforms if they are tempted to take the shortcut and not instate proper labeling features.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
Upward of 6,000 residents have been affected by the notice, which has been instated for an undetermined amount of time, according to the news release.
—Austin American-Statesman, 14 Jan. 2024
Trump has promised to instate Musk as the head of a government-efficiency commission.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
As a result, there are a lot more financial and legal stakes for AI companies and social platforms if they are tempted to take the shortcut and not instate proper labeling features.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instate
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The Wayans family will also be honored at the ceremony and inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
22 Feb. 2025
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His name now graces streets, parks, schools and universities, and Malcolm X Day is celebrated in more than a dozen states, including Nebraska, which inducted Malcolm X into its hall of fame in 2024.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Trump started his second term as the oldest person inaugurated as president, at 78 years and 220 days old, with Biden right behind him at 78 years and 61 days old.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Soon after Trump was inaugurated, the federal government froze all grants, including NIH grants.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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Free catered lunches were introduced to Hollywood’s office culture by Silicon Valley, where companies like Facebook would install shopping mall-style food courts to keep programmers fed and happy.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2025
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The City of Charlotte will install signs in the Dilworth and Wilmore neighborhoods starting this March for a new permit program to regulate parking.—
Alexandria Sands,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Ocalan's momentous announcement is part of a new effort for peace between the group and the Turkish state, which was initiated in October by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's coalition partner, Devlet Bahceli.—
ROBERT BADENDIECK AND SUZAN FRASER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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In contrast, Musk's DOGE, established under President Donald Trump's administration, has initiated mass layoffs targeting approximately 200,000 federal employees so far in the month since Trump began his second presidency, and that number is likely to grow.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Instate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instate. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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