INAUGURATES Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

inaugurates

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present tense third-person singular of inaugurate

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to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of inaugurated the college's athletic program for women

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to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies the president inaugurated the newest member of the club with a welcoming speech

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Recent Examples of inaugurates Our history, it’s implied, inaugurates the best version of our future. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 Northlight Theatre inaugurates its swank Evanston digs with The Front Page, set in a Chicago newsroom and starring real-life spouses Kate Fry and Timothy Edward Kane. — Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 Welcome to the wild world of casting non-professional actors, a practice that is in the spotlight this year as the Academy inaugurates the casting Oscar. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi, on Monday. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026 In theory, this transition inaugurates a chapter of enfranchisement, but in the next scene the Senegalese businessmen are in suits, and the white men return with briefcases full of money as bribes. — Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025

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Jean-Marie Le Pen founds the far-right National Front, building it around anti-immigration and nationalist policies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Goldschmied enters a partnership with Renzo Rosso and co-founds Diesel.

— Maria Cristina Pavarini, Footwear News, 18 May 2026

Definition of founds

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The third book, A Court of Wings and Ruin, essentially wraps up Feyre’s story and establishes the storylines and characters that will propel the series forward.

— Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2026
The constitutional amendment establishes a 40-hour weekly limit and two rest days without reducing pay.

— Mauricio Savarese, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

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Citi initiates Mobileye as buy Citi said the company is best positioned for autonomous driving.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Add to that Safe Return™ Emergency Autoland, where, if the pilot was incapacitated, a touch of a big red button initiates a safe, autonomous landing.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

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The duo launches alongside a tapered blending brush designed for gentle, precise application on the delicate skin under your eyes.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2026
Sober Companion launches on BBC Sounds next month, joining a raft of splashy audio dramas including Richard Curtis’ Greatest Living Writer starring Bill Nighy.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of launches

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To see how this spread creates randomness throughout the world, consider an ordinary coin-flip experiment again.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The Republican president signed an executive order that creates a new women’s health division at the National Institutes of Health and a White House task force to focus on the issue.

— Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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