inducts

verb

present tense third-person singular of induct
as in inaugurates
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 inducts The Hall of Fame inducts one of the largest classes in its history. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 The Songwriters Hall of Fame inducts both non-performers and performers alike each year. — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026 The contract establishes minimum wage rates for daily and weekly work and inducts intimacy coordinators into the union health and pension plans. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inducts
  1. inaugurates
  2. installs
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  • Our history, it’s implied, inaugurates the best version of our future.
    — Literary Hub, 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
Definition of inaugurates
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  • Gill sells and installs flood barriers to customers including Mary Brickell Village and Tampa General Hospital.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Wild Neighbor also installs surveillance along with lights and sounds to scare the bears away.
    — Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of installs

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“Inducts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inducts. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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