Definition of installationnext
1
as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization the installation of a new president takes place once every four years

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as in facility
a structure that is designed and built for a particular purpose a massive installation that supplies the electrical power needs for the entire state

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Recent Examples of installation Rosemont — perhaps the first municipality in Illinois to prohibit the installation of electric vehicle charging stations in parking garages — has made its temporary moratorium a permanent one. — Christopher Placek, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 Around town one sees all manner of ramps of obviously recent installation. — David Super, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026 Sarah Cifarelli, the LAX arts program director, was thrilled when Sonia-Wallace reached out about doing an installation at the airport. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026 The installation was first publicly shown in New York on January 29, coinciding with the second anniversary of the death of Hind Rajab. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for installation
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Noun
  • The inauguration also underlined the close ties between business and politics.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Top beneficiaries include the same corporate giants that wrote seven-figure checks to the president’s campaign and inauguration.
    — Andrew Behar, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
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  • At full capacity, the company estimates that the new facility could feature approximately 600 employees.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • In August 2022, Garza was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial and ordered to be jailed until a bed in a state mental health treatment facility was available.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
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  • Stone Mountain artist Angela Lanell looked forward to selling her work at the inaugural The Other Art Fair in Atlanta this week for several reasons.
    — Jewel Wicker, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Van Dijk and her fellow travelers even brought their own swag to give out and said inaugurals feel like a bonding experience for everyone on the flight.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 May 2026
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  • Was there any sort of initiation ritual, especially being so in theme with the coven?
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
  • StoneX initiates Lumentum as buy StoneX said in its initiation of the laser supplier that Lumentum is well positioned.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

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“Installation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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