inductions

noun

plural of induction
1
as in inaugurations
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization the formal induction will be tomorrow, but the college president has already started work

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2
as in deductions
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning the urbanologist's controversial induction that a thriving bohemian community is vital to a city's economic health

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Recent Examples of inductions The Wu-Tang Clan and Vandross nabbed their inductions the first year they were nominated. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026 In general, the voting body is fine with metal but doesn’t love it enough to give obvious inductions for artists who are enormously important. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026 Trump, who has voiced contempt for both Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, has not yet commented on the inductions. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026 The other nine members of the inaugural class earned automatic inductions as the nine former players who have had their jersey numbers retired by the team. — Jori Parys, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026 Past inductions have sometimes but not always included musical collaborations between inductor and inductee — depending, oftentimes, on whether the person doing the honors is a singer or from some other walk of entertainment. — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 May 2026 The teams conducted detailed risk assessments, completed local inductions, and implemented safety measures while using a Flyability Elios 3 drone. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026 At 84, his distinctively sweet tenor — which earned him separate inductions to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash — remains sublime. — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026 Bailey was honored with a pair of inductions during his coaching career, reaching the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame in his native Missouri and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inductions
  1. inaugurations
  2. deductions
  3. inaugurals
  4. inferences
  5. initiations
  6. determinations
  7. conclusions
  8. consequences
Noun
  • The main festivities have been deemed a National Special Security Event, a designation used for massive events like Super Bowls and presidential inaugurations.
    — Maria Sullivan, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Such designations are typically invoked for major events like presidential inaugurations or summits of world leaders and trigger a massive federal security response.
    — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of inaugurations
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  • No plaintiff wants to end up paying taxes on money that goes to their lawyer, and there is a lot of confusion about tax deductions for legal fees.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The couple might also be able to reduce his tax exposure through deductions and expenses.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of deductions
Noun
  • Van Dijk and her fellow travelers even brought their own swag to give out and said inaugurals feel like a bonding experience for everyone on the flight.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Definition of inaugurals
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  • And a company that has worked with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the European Space Agency to deploy 30+ 30 Earth observation models and deliver hundreds of thousands of AI inferences in orbit just raised $11 million to scale even more.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • This requires dealing with contradictory sources, making inferences, performing many web searches, and more, but neither model had any trouble with any of it.
    — Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 22 June 2026
Definition of inferences
Noun
  • Cerebras Systems – The artificial intelligence chipmaker saw shares rocket 20% after a slate of bullish initiations from Wall Street firms.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 8 June 2026
  • But some like the Kimbell’s have eyes and other piercings cut into them and used likely as part of initiations or the end of a ritual.
    — James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
Definition of initiations
Noun
  • Some states have since created their own navigability tests to make more specific determinations.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
  • Third, confirm that worksite assumptions and wage-level determinations are defensible under the new rule, especially for remote or multi-location roles.
    — Lorraine D'Alessio, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of determinations
Noun
  • The lawyer takes the tenets of mindfulness to heart, and Dusse takes both these tenets and his protagonist to absurd – and sometimes shockingly violent – conclusions.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
  • Over-reliance on AI for immediate conclusions risks individuals missing the crucial process of building foundational knowledge and critical thinking.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of conclusions
Noun
  • The consequences extend beyond provider burnout and administrative cost.
    — Venkata Ramya Ganti, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Backers like the California Chamber of Commerce say those changes would expedite public projects, though environmental groups warn of the environmental consequences of limiting CEQA’s oversight of new infrastructure.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of consequences

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