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as in inaugurations
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 facilities
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 installations
There will also be live music performances and live art installations.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
State regulators and utilities contend that without safeguards, rooftop installations can increase energy costs.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
The country’s solar market remains mostly focused on residential and commercial-and-industrial (C&I) installations, with utility-scale projects still in the early stages.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
The Secret Handshake has put up anti-Trump installations in the past.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
In the state of Tennessee, there are six bases and installations in all three major regions.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Saitex notes this will require significant investments which will be prioritized after the solar installations.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
The exhibition presents paintings, installations, sculpture, ceramics, and films from several of the university’s departments, including vitrines from the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures.
—Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
In addition to the ice caves, tunnels, and slides for people to climb on, the installations in Colorado will also feature an area called Frozen Tap, a frosty ice bar serving alcoholic seasonal drinks.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
State regulators and utilities contend that without safeguards, rooftop installations can increase energy costs.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
The country’s solar market remains mostly focused on residential and commercial-and-industrial (C&I) installations, with utility-scale projects still in the early stages.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
The Secret Handshake has put up anti-Trump installations in the past.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
In the state of Tennessee, there are six bases and installations in all three major regions.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Saitex notes this will require significant investments which will be prioritized after the solar installations.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
The exhibition presents paintings, installations, sculpture, ceramics, and films from several of the university’s departments, including vitrines from the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures.
—Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
In addition to the ice caves, tunnels, and slides for people to climb on, the installations in Colorado will also feature an area called Frozen Tap, a frosty ice bar serving alcoholic seasonal drinks.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for installations
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In addition to retail sales, some of these items were distributed to schools and Department of Defense facilities, although the USDA noted that the school distribution was not part of the National School Lunch Program.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The glowing road between peaks shows the partnerships between facilities who work together to advance astronomy by looking at things from near-Earth objects to distant galaxies to dark matter.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The success of Vacation led to additional installments — most notably European Vacation, Christmas Vacation, and Vegas Vacation — and, of course, Hughes became a writer-director-producer of essential 1980s films like The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia's investment in OpenAI, which will be paid out in installments over several years, will help the startup build out data centers that are based around its GPUs.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Democrats Sheldon Whitehouse and Brendan Boyle have introduced the Fair Share Act, which would require Americans earning over $400,000 to pay Social Security taxes on all income above that threshold, including wages, self-employment, and investments.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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MongoDB's investments will mainly focus on developer awareness, research & development and its sales force.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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This includes initiations of Nike , Cisco Systems , and Boeing, while exiting Coterra Energy altogether.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Installations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installations. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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