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install

verb

in-ˈstȯl

Definition of install

as in to inaugurate

to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies installed her as the new principal of the high school

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as in to lodge

to establish or place comfortably or snugly installed herself in an easy chair by the fireplace and remained there for the rest of the afternoon

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Recent Examples of install At the same time, village building department officials were getting requests from other building owners for permission to install electric vehicle chargers inside their garages. — Christopher Placek, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 In total, the program will make $40 million available to help people install heat pumps that cool and heat homes, electric stoves, water heaters and other appliances. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 The head of state arrived overnight Saturday following Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s surprise operation to remove Constitution Tribunal President Bogdan Swieczkowski and install an interim head of the court. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2026 The city will install public art in the center of the roundabout sometime in spring 2027. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for install

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The Hermès flagship in the Golden Triangle was renovated with great detail for two years and inaugurated in 2018.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
Meanwhile, a dedicated decompression room — inaugurated last year as part of a broader festival focus on mental health — will be bolstered by an Agora discussion on the importance of resolving conflict in creative collaborations.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of inaugurate

Verb

The tax would be paid by lodging guests, not directly by property owners, and would remain in place until ended by voters.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Countess Ingeborg Kálnoky ran the guest house where witnesses summoned to Nuremberg were lodged, which meant that victims of Nazism and perpetrators of it slept in adjacent bedrooms, passed one another on the stairs and took meals at the same table.

— Natalie Livingstone, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of lodge

Verb

In 2009, Mandrell became the only woman to be inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame and was also inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
But Wade was traded back to the Heat midway through the 2017-18 season to end his career in Miami, entering retirement at the end of the 2018-19 season before being inducted into the Basketball of Fame as part of the 2023 class.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of induct

Verb

The urban retreat will be perched in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur (in the Golden Triangle District, a cultural hot spot in the metropolis) and will be home to only suites—268, to be exact.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026
That area is itself two levels, with a dining room perched over a sunken living area with a massive fireplace whose stones Jaffe hand-selected from a Tennessee quarry.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of perch

Verb

Two of the disturbance reports were initiated by Basabe himself, while the other three complaints were initiated by others making reports to the police.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Following Italmobiliare’s takeover, a new course was initiated product-wise, with some items tweaked to meet current sustainability demands and the company opening up to newness by actively promoting its heritage.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of initiate

Verb

This camper represents yet another example, one that will be a lot easier to park than a conventional RV.

— Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 1 Nov. 2026
Visitors generally park along Mount Bonnell Road before climbing 102 stone steps to reach the summit, leaving their vehicles behind.

— Data Reporter, Austin American Statesman, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of park

Verb

The Animal Protection headquarters were right downtown, only a couple of blocks from their building, nestled innocuously beside a Western-wear shop on whose roof a massive neon boot rotated slowly against the dark.

— Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
From the outside, the 18-acre campus of soundstages and back lots, nestled among the forests and mountains of County Wicklow, looks like a historic village.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of nestle

Verb

Hamilton positioned himself in the political center In previous years, Kansas Republicans have kept their seats by arguing that ousting them would put or leave liberal Democrats in charge in Washington.

— John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
In his campaign, Achilles sought to capitalize on anti-establishment, anti-Washington sentiment and position himself as a political outsider, Charlies Hunt, a Boise State University political science professor, previously told the Idaho Statesman.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 2026