inaugurate
Example Sentences
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He inaugurated the modernized railway, first built in the early 20th century, in December 2023.
Another Pacific island state, Fiji, inaugurated an embassy in Jerusalem in September.
From Barron's
It officially inaugurated the continent's largest dam last year and extensive urban renewal projects are underway in Addis Ababa and other major cities.
From Barron's
That era was inaugurated in March 1947 in an 18-minute speech by President Harry Truman, in which he pledged US support to defend Europe against further expansion by the Soviet Union.
From BBC
On the day that Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th U.S. president in 1981, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2%.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
