initiation
noun
formal admission or acceptance into an organization or club, adult status in one's community or society, etc.
initiations
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pluralof initiation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The initiations from JPMorgan, Bank of America, KeyBanc Capital Markets, and Jefferies frame Forgent as a play on one of the tightest bottlenecks in the AI buildout: electrical distribution equipment.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
We want to be clear, initiations have no place at Cardiff University and we reserve the right to investigate using our student conduct regulations.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
The forces that brought John Smith and Powhatan to their twin initiations were thus much larger than either could fully comprehend.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
“State officials went from village to village, burning masks used in initiations and village sacrifices,” wrote Mike McGovern, a University of Michigan political anthropologist, in the book “Unmasking the State: Making Guinea Modern.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2014
Many initiations followed, but I was not allowed to Felicia’s last one, her asiento.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
