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as in inducted
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
one of the first appointments that he made after being seated as president of the state senate
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Recent Examples of seated
Two or three soldiers seated near each laptop and then one soldier walking behind them coordinating between the teams.
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Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Like us at Semafor and every other news outlet, NBC News reporters and editors seated next to our table quickly hatched coverage plans and started making calls within seconds of the shooting.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Our party waited 10 minutes to be seated and was served wine shortly thereafter, but the food came out at a snail’s pace.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
We’re seated in the back of Silence Please, a niche listening room-turned-café in lower Manhattan, just a few days after her 20th birthday.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
Check-in happens seated, watermelon juice cold in your hand, while your dedicated Personal Assistant lays out the property on WhatsApp like a local friend who knows your pace.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Reuters The nine-person jury was seated yesterday in the high-profile trial between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
The driver of the car fled on foot, and a second man, seated in the front passenger’s seat, was detained by officers.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Supermodel Naomi Campbell also appears, having been seated next to Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly at the Dolce & Gabbana spring 2026 show, which was shot live during Milan Fashion Week.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Like us at Semafor and every other news outlet, NBC News reporters and editors seated next to our table quickly hatched coverage plans and started making calls within seconds of the shooting.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Our party waited 10 minutes to be seated and was served wine shortly thereafter, but the food came out at a snail’s pace.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
We’re seated in the back of Silence Please, a niche listening room-turned-café in lower Manhattan, just a few days after her 20th birthday.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
Check-in happens seated, watermelon juice cold in your hand, while your dedicated Personal Assistant lays out the property on WhatsApp like a local friend who knows your pace.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Reuters The nine-person jury was seated yesterday in the high-profile trial between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
The driver of the car fled on foot, and a second man, seated in the front passenger’s seat, was detained by officers.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Supermodel Naomi Campbell also appears, having been seated next to Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly at the Dolce & Gabbana spring 2026 show, which was shot live during Milan Fashion Week.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seated
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Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.—
Amanda Rosa,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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Now the coach at Old Dominion, the 51-year-old Milton-Jones was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Sterling was inducted last year, joining Shannon, a 2011 enshrinee.—
Todd Holcomb,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani inaugurated the first 63-kilometer stretch of the Development Road in 2025.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Parisian boutique was inaugurated by Grace Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco, a long time friend of the brand.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Seated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seated. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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