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
In addition, the city will install 30 to 36 new parking stations on high-demand commercial streets.
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Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Operators must install, remove, charge, and swap batteries for each drone before and after every flight.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
After about two years of work, plans call for a 300-foot mobile crane to be used to install a gold statue atop the arch.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Last year the Board of Governors rejected the UF board of trustees’ recommendation to install former University of Michigan president Santa Ono as president of UF.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
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Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Operators must install, remove, charge, and swap batteries for each drone before and after every flight.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
After about two years of work, plans call for a 300-foot mobile crane to be used to install a gold statue atop the arch.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Last year the Board of Governors rejected the UF board of trustees’ recommendation to install former University of Michigan president Santa Ono as president of UF.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for install
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Leo will celebrate Mass in Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia, and will inaugurate its central spire, the Tower of Jesus Christ, which has made the basilica the world’s tallest church.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Later this month, Pope Leo XIV will visit Barcelona’s famed Sagrada Familia to inaugurate and bless the Tower of Jesus Christ, the final tower of the long-gestating church.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 2026
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And now, in genocide, the violences of translation lodge themselves in the soul with a different resonance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Screws that fell off a truck on Highway 285 lodged into the tires of dozens of vehicles.—
Gabriela Vidal,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Fifteen of them were inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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New entrants were inducted into the main group, the Great Hall, by an account called the Master of Scrolls and Decorum.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Gillette Castle State Park in Connecticut Gillette Castle State Park feels like stepping into a storybook perched above the Connecticut River.—
Staff,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Suzanna waits for hours in the bank’s vestibule—that practical but indeterminate space shielding the true interior from the intemperate outdoors—much to the bewilderment of the young security guard perched on a stool nearby.—
Laura Miller,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
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The 50-year-old Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which was initiated in the aftermath of the Arab oil embargo, received its first barrels of oil in 1977 and steadily grew through 1990 to nearly 600 million barrels.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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Howard said Anthony warned Austin not to touch him and had a right to defend himself after Austin initiated physical contact.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Until their vehicle is inspected and repaired, owners should park outside and away from structures.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Want to park at the New Jersey mall that’s a 20-minute walk from the stadium?—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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The hotel is nestled in somewhat of a residential neighborhood surrounded by ski chalets but less than a five-minute walk from the shopping and dining district and a 10-minute walk to the Aspen Mountain gondola.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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The log cabin, which was nestled amongst the Smoky Mountains, had no electricity or running water.—
Claudia Williams,
Architectural Digest,
10 June 2026
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This new round of talks comes as Pakistan has been attempting to position itself as a regional mediator in the wake of the US-Iran war.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Morgan Moses has been limited in OTA practices but has been positioned at right tackle with the first-team unit.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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“Install.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/install. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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