1
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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2
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
PennDOT has announced the dates that a portion of the Parkway East will be closed near the Squirrel Hill Tunnel so that crews can install the new Commercial Street Bridge.
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John Shumway, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Costs of clean technology have plummeted in recent years and solar is relatively fast to install, Graham said.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Vietnam wants to install rooftop solar on at least 10% of public offices and homes nationwide by 2030.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
While a homeowner could install an egress window themself, experts do not recommend it.
—Ana Durrani, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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John Shumway, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Costs of clean technology have plummeted in recent years and solar is relatively fast to install, Graham said.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Vietnam wants to install rooftop solar on at least 10% of public offices and homes nationwide by 2030.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
While a homeowner could install an egress window themself, experts do not recommend it.
—Ana Durrani, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for install
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The tally arrived around the same time that the Grammys inaugurated a category that connects electronic dance music and pop, as the two have been crossing over for decades.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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In 2015, the VALIE EXPORT Center Linz was inaugurated in a former tobacco factory in her hometown to foster engagement with media and performance art.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 May 2026
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One bullet that entered through his shoulder hit his left arm bone, while the other punctured his left lung before becoming lodged in his neck.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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According to Moriarty, the bullet struck Sosa-Celis in the leg, passed through a closet and lodged in the wall of a child's bedroom.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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Marking the 20th anniversary of the group, the brothers recently got their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and they were formally inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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The public voted her into the Advertising Week Walk of Fame on New York’s Madison Avenue, making the Morton Salt Girl the first female icon to be inducted.—
Lisa Gutierrez
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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In 2024, the resort added a wellness shala, a swooping open-air pavilion designed by Mexican architects Luis Alejandro Cuesta and Javier Creuheras of Arquitectura Mixta perched on a hill overlooking the ocean and the resort below.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The resulting home consists of two perpendicular volumes perched atop an expansive triangular deck supported by a sculptural concrete base.—
Fred Albert,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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The settlement agreement that initiated the fund gave the acting attorney general 30 days to create the entity and appoint five commissioners to run it.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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The security footage showed Abdullah reaching for his radio to initiate lockdown protocols while still engaged in a gunbattle, Wahl said.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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Lifting the interest rates paid for deposits that banks park at the Fed would entice lenders to divert dollars from checking and savings accounts to the Central Bank, curbing the loan portfolios that fuel expenditures across the economy.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Attendees also can park along the streetcar route and ride free to Union Station.—
Dan Kelly
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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The rolling landscape, nestled between a nature preserve and a cattle ranch, had silvery groves of ancient olive trees, a meandering creek, and a network of antique aqueducts snaking through the fields.—
Ingrid Abramovitch,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
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And Harry surprised Meghan with a bronze sculpture of two penguins nestled closely together.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Eisler showed him how to position himself on a metal-and-wood contraption called a reformer.—
Natalie Meade,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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By combining pollution control with fertiliser manufacturing, the company is positioning the technology as a lower-cost alternative that could reduce emissions while creating a commercially useful byproduct.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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“Install.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/install. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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