initiation
Example Sentences
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Its roots lie in the medieval stonemasons' guilds, and members still meet in "lodges" to carry out secretive initiation rituals and ceremonies.
From BBC
Think about your own initiation into seeing live sports.
Friday’s initiation follows the brokerage’s late November upgrade of Fannie Mae common shares to Outperform, from Underperform, with a $11.50 price target.
From Barron's
This entire case, from the initiation of the District Attorney’s investigation in 2021 to the present, is without precedent.
At $450 a month with a $500 initiation fee, Hume is pricier than Equinox, but it’s also something new: a private wellness club built for the era of self-optimization and sober curiosity.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.