INDUCT Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

induct

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in-ˈdəkt

Definition of induct

as in to inaugurate

to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies inducted the pitcher into the Baseball Hall of Fame

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Recent Examples of induct By Monday, the girl who cried all those tears on her guitar will be both the youngest woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall, and youngest-member of the Nashville edition. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026 In 2026, Swift also became the youngest woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. — Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026 Today’s Four Questions interviewee is Doyle Orange, who will be inducted into the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame on Saturday at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026 No Country for Old Men was inducted into the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry in 2024. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for induct

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Dior has a long history with Harrods, which began in 1953 when Christian Dior inaugurated a corner shop at the Knightsbridge store.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
The interview in The Bookman had inaugurated what turned into a flurry of correspondence with his old clerk in the spring of 1892.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

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Blacksmith instead buys its own machines, tens of thousands of them, according to Jayaprakash, and installs them in data centers around the world.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
The village had long planned to install additional sirens, including three that could instruct people to seek high ground during flooding, allowing a more orderly evacuation.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

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