installed

verb

past tense of install
1
as in inducted
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 lodged
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 Synonyms for installed
  1. inducted
  2. lodged
  3. inaugurated
  4. positioned
  5. perched
  6. nestled
  7. settled
Verb
  • Jan and Dean really need to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026
  • Now, modern-day Greeks hope their tallest mountain will be inducted into UNESCO’s World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural site.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of inducted
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  • Parents lodged complaints about coaches, at least one athlete claimed they were being bullied and harassed by a teammate, and rival programs raised concerns about the team’s behavior in competitions.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
  • On April 29, the loose body that lurked in the backdrop all along became lodged inside Skubal’s elbow joint in front of the world.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of lodged
Verb
  • Little Gurus’ Nest, inaugurated in January 2023, uses the Montessori and Waldorf methods to educate children under age 5 – free of charge.
    — Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026
  • The Bucksbaum Award was inaugurated in 2000 by the late Melva Bucksbaum, a patron of the arts and longtime Whitney trustee.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026
Definition of inaugurated
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  • For his third foray in the area, Starck channeled Arcachon’s neo-19th-century architecture at a 28-room property primely positioned in the town square to face the bay.
    — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
  • Most of the industry has been positioned along the coast up until now, away from the key resources.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
Definition of positioned
Verb
  • Needless to say, that would have been unwise for a city with a credit rating perched precariously just above junk status.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • At some point in nearly every match at this summer’s World Cup, the broadcast cameras have found FIFA president Gianni Infantino perched high above the field in a box suite.
    — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
Definition of perched
Verb
  • The Afriski Mountain Resort, some 3,200 meters (10,499 feet) above sea level, nestled in the northern Maluti Mountains, is Lesotho's single fully operational ski resort — and the only one in sub-Saharan Africa.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • In just a few weeks, the royal family will descend en masse to Balmoral Castle, their late summer retreat nestled in the Scottish Highlands.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 21 July 2026
Definition of nestled
Verb
  • Although Medicaid funding is flowing again to Planned Parenthood, the fierce debate over the prominent reproductive health provider is far from settled.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
  • The Zach Werenski situation spiraled into a vetoed trade to the Stars, then settled.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of settled
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