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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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
Aside from the hefty initial investment required to obtain all the equipment, some substantial integration is required to install everything correctly.
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Cori Sears, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
The original builder didn’t install any overhead lights during the transformation of an 1880’s sardine factory into eight residential condos.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
Authoritarian regimes may treat outer space as a place to install infrastructure and write the rules unilaterally.
—Alexander Görlach, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Two months later, Diggs explained to reporters that he got hit in the head by a mounting pole while trying to install a TV.
—Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Cori Sears, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
The original builder didn’t install any overhead lights during the transformation of an 1880’s sardine factory into eight residential condos.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
Authoritarian regimes may treat outer space as a place to install infrastructure and write the rules unilaterally.
—Alexander Görlach, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Two months later, Diggs explained to reporters that he got hit in the head by a mounting pole while trying to install a TV.
—Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Rodríguez was sworn in Monday as Venezuela’s interim president in the presence of her brother, Jorge Rodríguez, the Chavista leader of the National Assembly, as the legislature inaugurated a new session.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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In 2022, the airport inaugurated its brand-new Terminal 2, which more than doubled its annual passenger capacity.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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Though town officials tried to push other activities, such as snowmobiling, ice skating and snowshoeing, lodging bookings plummeted in the wake of the resort’s closure.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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The bullet had been lodged in Kavita's leg for 20 years.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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McBride was inducted into both the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 2017 and was a past president of the Nashville Songwriters Assn.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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McBride was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017, and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame honored him the same year.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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This price for the complex of 149 apartments is perched on the high side of per-unit values of South Bay residential hubs that have landed new owners lately.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The shelving unit that contains some of his collection of roughly 20,000 books stretches to the ceiling of the two-story living room; McDaniel would later perch on its narrow catwalk to deliver his lecture.—
Lila Shapiro,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2026
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Preparations for the pilot production in the coming year have already been initiated.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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Crime in Anne Arundel County Saturday's shooting initiated Anne Arundel County's first homicide investigation of 2026.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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People will park anywhere to avoid paying, so parking has to be free, yet a garage has to be paid for.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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Residents of Stoneham, Massachusetts can park their cars overnight freely from the summer through the fall, but come winter, overnight parking comes with a ticket.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Steinfeld also included a picture of her Christmas tree, which featured a butter yellow onesie nestled on the branches.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The serene pool and hot tub area is no different, decorated with native plants and nestled into the landscape; the walls encasing the pool deck are a nearly identical hue to the surrounding mountains.—
Kristine Thomason,
Outside,
11 Jan. 2026
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Panattoni is positioning itself to lead this next phase, including specialist capability for data centres and AI related infrastructure, which are expected to expand rapidly for decades.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tensor has unveiled its personal Robocar at CES, positioning it as an AI-first autonomous vehicle built from the ground up for Level 4 driving rather than a conventional EV retrofitted with autonomy.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Install.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/install. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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