1
2
as in inducting
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of seating As of April 10, all 25 shows had seating availability. —
Mike Stunson, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 Airlines retain broad authority over passenger conduct and seating assignments, particularly in emergency exit rows, where federal rules require passengers to meet specific criteria and follow crew instructions. —Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 The bandshell, seating 4,000, was adorned with minarets and the park and Biscayne Boulevard dressed with statues and Sphinx representations. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026 Priced from $1,299 to $2,599 depending on seating location. —Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seating
Mike Stunson, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 Airlines retain broad authority over passenger conduct and seating assignments, particularly in emergency exit rows, where federal rules require passengers to meet specific criteria and follow crew instructions. —Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 The bandshell, seating 4,000, was adorned with minarets and the park and Biscayne Boulevard dressed with statues and Sphinx representations. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026 Priced from $1,299 to $2,599 depending on seating location. —Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seating
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seating
Verb
-
Harbaugh seemed tense during his Friday press conference sitting next to GM Joe Schoen as the second round of the draft rolled on compared to a much more positive Thursday interview after the first round.— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
-
Overall the Red Sox have scored two or fewer in 12 of their first 25 games this season, and with a 9-16 record the club is tied for the second-fewest wins in MLB while sitting seven games back of the Yankees in the AL East standings.— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
The Phillies are inducting Chase Utley, considered the greatest second baseman in the franchise’s history, into their Wall of Fame this summer — a potential precursor to a greater honor for Utley, the National Baseball Hall of Fame.— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
-
Prince did the honors of inducting them.— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
This program collects two mid-length documentaries by Raymond Depardon from the mid-1970s, inaugurating a career-spanning interest in former French colonial Africa.— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
-
ChatGPT passed that benchmark earlier this year, inaugurating a new technological era, though not necessarily one of superhuman intelligence.— Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Seating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/seating. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
