instituting

verb

present participle of institute
as in establishing
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of Elizabeth Cady Stanton is generally credited with instituting the women's-rights movement in 1848

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Recent Examples of instituting The judge noted that those included the difficulty of instituting such a program and the risks involved. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 The zoning amendments were removed from the August agenda, and the city’s focus instead turned to exploring the months-long legal process of instituting a moratorium. — Emily Holshouser august 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026 Following the campaign, Rome aggressively eradicated and restructured local settlements, while instituting repressive laws designed to assimilate the area into the greater empire. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 Those policies include reducing the 40-hour week to a 32-hour week, increasing the minimum wage from $15 an hour to $30 an hour, instituting Medicare for All and the Green New Deal and providing free buses and free child care. — Dave Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2026 But 3,000 miles away, a school district in Orange County, CA, is instituting a similar ban for the upcoming 2026-27 school year. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026 Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum (VGM) has embraced this challenge head-on, instituting a yearslong collaboration with academics from leading business schools to explore how using data and analytics can improve visitors’ experiences. — Mureji Fatunde-Iloeje, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026 The agenda item instituting the change for the upcoming school year was included in the board’s consent agenda, and there was no board discussion of the matter at its Wednesday meeting. — Austin Horn july 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 In 1973, Congress passed a law instituting permanent daylight saving time for what was supposed to be a trial period from January 1974 to April 1975. — Deepti Hajela, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instituting
  1. establishing
  2. initiating
  3. founding
  4. introducing
  5. creating
  6. pioneering
  7. launching
Verb
  • Taken together, Ukraine is seeking to field autonomous systems that are cheap, effective, and easy to use, while establishing clear benchmarks to measure their performance.
    — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • When possible, avoid establishing a new lawn in the heat of summer.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of establishing
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  • Both partners should share responsibility for initiating connection and creating the conditions where desire can develop.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The debt collector should negotiate with the debtor prior to initiating a lawsuit.
    — Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of initiating
Verb
  • When Yale and Connecticut Children’s announced closure of their gender clinics, Mel Cordner, founding director of the LGBTQ youth organization Q Plus, said that gender-affirming care has been proven to save lives.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Her appointment in 2020 formally brought the fourth generation of the founding family into the company’s creative leadership.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of founding
Verb
  • Eight years after introducing its first folding phone, the tech giant believes advances in design, portability and productivity can help transform what was once a niche category into a compelling alternative to traditional smartphones.
    — Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • It’s primarily remembered for both introducing the world to James Gunn, who wrote the script and served as associate director.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of introducing
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  • That means strengthening the connection between our clubs and their communities, creating unforgettable experiences for fans, and making sure the excitement generated this summer becomes lasting momentum for Major League Soccer.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • That entailed creating a sizzle reel with a lot of flashy effects in hopes of convincing Universal to get behind the new budget and schedule.
    — Geoffrey Bunting, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of creating
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  • Beijing, in other words, is pioneering a kind of statecraft that privileges quiet, subnational capture over big, flashy projects.
    — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The journey unfolds across eight immersive rooms, with each one exploring facets of Garcia’s life and artistry, from the formative San Francisco years to pioneering work in sound technology and visual art.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of pioneering
Verb
  • The two countries struck a memorandum of understanding in June aimed at halting the conflict, restoring shipping traffic, launching negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and eventually loosening sanctions on Iran.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This year, the company lit Chinese social media on fire by launching GD01, an over 3-meter tall, transformable robot that can carry a human pilot in its cockpit—priced from $650,000.
    — Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of launching

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