inducted; inducting; inducts
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: to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
was inducted as president of the college
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The club will induct six new members this year.
inducted the pitcher into the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Alamo Drafthouse founders Tim League and Karrie League will be inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame with Rodriguez and Hawley as part of the ceremony.
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William Earl, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
Parcells would retire after the season and be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2025
The Band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
With the Band, Hudson was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, and was given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
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William Earl, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
Parcells would retire after the season and be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2025
The Band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
With the Band, Hudson was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, and was given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Induct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/induct. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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