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inaugurated

  • past participle
    of inaugurate.
    inaugurate
    verb (used with object)
    to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin.
  • past tense form
    of inaugurate.
    inaugurate
    verb (used with object)
    to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin.

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In January, Zohran Mamdani was inaugurated as the first Muslim mayor of the very city that was ground zero for al-Qaida’s attacks.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Bank Melli began operating in the U.A.E. in 1969, before statehood, and has two branches in Dubai, whose ruler inaugurated its first branch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Trump was 70 when he was first inaugurated in 2017, and 78 when he took office for a second time last year.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

The new premises, in the centre of the capital Nuuk, had been inaugurated a little earlier in the presence of the US ambassador to Denmark, Kenneth Howery.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Besides, the car fire had inaugurated one of the most important discussions of both their lives, a talk that went on for hours, interspersed between ferocious Quake II battles on their linked computers.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz