INDUCTED Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

inducted

verb

past tense of induct

as in inaugurated

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 inducted O’Brien, a longtime Homewood resident, will be the first representative from Special Olympics Illinois to be inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 Taylor Swift looked back on her earliest days crafting songs in Music City as she was inducted Monday into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, becoming its youngest member at 36. — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 Taylor Swift officially became the youngest-ever member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame when she was formally inducted into the institution by Brad Paisley during an industry gala on Monday night in Nashville. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026 She was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on October 26 as the youngest inductee at 36 years old. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026 Lurie is an Eagles Hall of Famer Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie was inducted into the team's Hall of Fame. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Last January, he was inducted into the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences in Paris during a solemn ceremony at the Institut de France. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 Leeper became the first woman and Black person inducted into the Charlotte Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2015. — Chase Jordan october 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026 Lorenzen had been inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame a year earlier — one of the first 25 drivers to be enshrined — but was already living in a nursing home, unable to walk. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

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The change comes a year after Pullin was formally inaugurated with high expectations for TCU’s growth.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
Green created the organization’s annual awards ceremony and inaugurated the Circle of Champions.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

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