How to Use initiate in a Sentence
initiate
verb
- Doctors have initiated a series of tests to determine the cause of the problem.
- The new recruits will be initiated tomorrow night.
- He was initiated into a secret society.
- The company initiated judicial proceedings against them.
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From here, click the Video icon to initiate a call with the group.
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Anabel Pasarow,
refinery29.com,
20 Mar. 2020
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Make sure not to tap the blue phone icon on the right as this will initiate a call.
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Yoni Heisler,
BGR,
7 Apr. 2022
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This was the second time the town has initiated tax sales; the first was in 2014.
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Ken Byron,
Courant Community,
18 Dec. 2017
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Be sure to initiate from the hips with this forward fold.
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Perri O. Blumberg,
Men's Health,
17 Oct. 2022
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At this is the time of the year, growth has slowed and the plants should soon initiate the flowering process.
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Tom MacCubbin,
orlandosentinel.com,
19 Sep. 2020
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The deputy was able to slow down enough to let Reineke pass him in the left lane and then initiate a traffic stop.
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Amy Lavalley,
Post-Tribune,
19 Dec. 2017
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Flat boards work well to initiate turns quickly and improve the overall feel of the board.
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Nathan Borchelt,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Dec. 2023
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Black said the women have access to phones, video calls and tablets, and that the inmates have to initiate the call.
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oregonlive,
12 Sep. 2020
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The complaint said the deputy spotted a white van in the park and initiated a traffic stop.
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Kevin Cederstrom / Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
11 Apr. 2017
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To get started, open up the FaceTime app and initiate a call.
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Yoni Heisler,
BGR,
23 May 2022
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To initiate feeding, the first pump opens to lower the pressure and draw the blood up into the proboscis.
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Popular Science,
20 Oct. 2020
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Unique to the state, the onus is on the renter to initiate a court challenge, which can pause the process, but many residents do not know that.
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New York Times,
11 Aug. 2021
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The company then told him to go to his bank to initiate the return of the money.
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Chris Morris,
Fortune,
28 June 2022
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That is a great time to launch plans and initiate new projects since the chance of success is magnified.
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Magi Helena,
oregonlive,
13 July 2020
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To initiate the process, simply go to music.youtube.com/transfer.
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Popular Science,
13 May 2020
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The sale is part of a sell-down plan initiated on Aug. 16, and will be completed by Nov. 21.
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Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
17 Nov. 2023
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Point your skis down the slope, then initiate a slide slip to one direction.
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Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
22 Feb. 2022
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End of carousel · My advice as a seasoned mom is to initiate!
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Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
7 Dec. 2023
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The Catholic Church may raise the late nun's title to that of a saint, but an area bishop said that process has not been initiated yet.
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Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
30 May 2023
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The driver refused to pull over when deputies tried to initiate a traffic stop.
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Fox News,
28 July 2021
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The city will initiate a public input and engagement process about the project in the coming weeks.
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Leia Larsen,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
30 July 2021
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Hadid made the first move, so will Cameron initiate the convo?
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Kathryn Lindsay,
refinery29.com,
24 July 2019
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Platelets are the blood cells that initiate clot formation.
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New York Times,
14 Oct. 2021
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Washboard spreads across the road as other cars repeat the action of the car that initiated it.
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Ned Rozell | Alaska Science,
Anchorage Daily News,
24 June 2023
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The body temperature needs to drop to initiate good sleep.
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Shahab Haghayegh,
Quartzy,
14 Aug. 2019
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An on-site sales gallery to initiate a pre-sales program will open later this fall.
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Pat Setter,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
4 Nov. 2017
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