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
In addition to private brands, Kohl’s turnaround strategy involves putting a strong focus on petites, fashion and fine jewelry, opening price points, impulse items, re-instituting coupons on certain brands, and Sephora.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Businesses have attempted to limit the cost of tariffs from being passed on by rerouting supply chains, reworking operations, instituting hiring pauses, or administering large-scale layoffs.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Among others, in December 2023, South Africa filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the ICJ, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, alleging violations by Israel of its obligations under the Genocide Convention in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In fact, Poland long managed to avoid recessions altogether, even throughout the 2008-2009 financial crisis, experiencing a downturn only during the outbreak of COVID-19 some three decades after instituting vast market privatization.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The changes included discontinuing the practice of kicking students out of magnets for poor attendance, grades or behavior; instituting diversity targets for magnet programs and schools; and expanding some programs and ending or consolidating others.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
The federal settlement also eliminated scholarship limits while instituting roster limits for each sport and created regulatory oversight of third-party NIL deals.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Former Chipotle leader Brian Niccol became Starbucks’ CEO last September, instituting a number of changes to try to help revive the brand.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
The strike was brought on by the owners’ insistence on instituting a salary cap, which the players union rejected.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instituting
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In a Fox Business interview, Carr mentioned that the FTC is contemplating broadening its click-to-cancel rulemaking, asserting his disagreement with the previous administration’s approach to establishing the rule.—
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Proposals include creating a statewide framework for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and establishing new loan programs for homebuyers.—
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Arizona utility regulators are initiating the repeal of the state's energy efficiency rules, which require large power providers to implement smart thermostat programs, incentivize eco-friendly appliances and more to achieve energy savings.—
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Rumors are swirling in Kansas political circles that Republican leaders are considering initiating a special session like the one that just concluded in Missouri and produced a new map that splinters Kansas City into three congressional districts.—
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Denver has already landed its first founding partner, CommonSpirit Health, which also secured naming rights for the club’s performance center.—
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Wilson, for instance, entered politics by founding Seattle’s Transit Riders Union, which won free bus rides for young people across the city.—
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It’s gone from introducing chips for mainstream and semi-premium ultraportables in its first generation to taking on the big chip makers’ laptop silicon over the course of barely two years.—
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While the feature films have been on hold since 2019's The Rise of Skywalker, Lucasfilm and Disney have pumped out a slew of TV shows featuring fan-favorite characters while also introducing plenty of new faves (looking at you, Grogu).—
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Empowerment Plan was founded in 2012 to provide jobs to people experiencing homelessness creating coats that turn into sleeping bags.—
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Since then, Han has continued to build on that momentum, creating a stream of inventive sandwich recipes that have gone viral on TikTok.—
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Additionally, the technology for satellite refueling has been advancing thanks to pioneering experiments conducted by NASA and other space agencies.—
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But even as her pioneering business ideas have become the surest way for creators to make money online, she’s largely been forgotten.—
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Israel angered Qataris by launching an airstrike against Hamas targets in their capital Doha on September 9.—
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In a call last week, Dispatch President Mike Rothman told Semafor that the company is launching Dispatch Energy, a new editorial product that will cover global energy markets and narratives with less of a focus on climate change than many of its competitors.—
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“Instituting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instituting. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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