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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  1. inducted
  2. lodged
  3. inaugurated
  4. positioned
  5. perched
  6. nestled
  7. settled
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  • Webb was not yet 40 when he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1986.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The 75-year-old was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of inducted
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  • The career included its hiccups, a not-yet-ready-for-primetime quarterback thrust into a starting role as a freshman, an on-campus protest in which the football team was lodged and, well, not as many wins as anyone involved would have liked.
    — Sam McDowell October 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Thompson lodged criticisms for Jones’ Silicon Valley donors, shifting policy positions and associations with healthcare companies that were fined for denying care.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of lodged
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  • On a recent Sunday, two friends inaugurated the team’s postseason playoffs run at Blazers, a bar in Williamsburg dedicated to women’s sports.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
  • First inaugurated in 2021 at the Triennale Milano, the initiative has traveled to Barcelona, Venice, Shanghai at the Prada Rong Zhai mansion, and Qingdao, China.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of inaugurated
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  • Just as Winehouse once had it, Arden has positioned framed issues of British Vogue, comic book pages from Betty and Veronica, and a mirror with a picture of Marilyn Monroe over the mantel.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Sweet-Haus Tiny Cabin Company The Nordic Nook contains one bedroom, which is positioned near the bathroom.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of positioned
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  • Dulang serves up local Balinese flavors in a charming gazebo setting, and there are a pair of bars—one uber-sophisticated and perched high and the other a swim-up down by the beach.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The design took flight in 1965, when Jean Schlumberger dreamed up the idea of a tiny avian creature perched atop an important gemstone.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of perched
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  • Sugarite Canyon State Park, New Mexico On the border where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains, the flat-top mesas of Sugarite Canyon State Park frame the indigo blue lake nestled at the bottom of the canyon.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Before his arcing shot had even nestled in the net, teammates’ arms were aloft and Sullivan was wheeling away in celebration.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of nestled
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  • To double down further, Sony dropped the teaser — intentionally — on the same day Meta settled its child-harm case filed by numerous attorneys general.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The government forces settled into a more defensive posture after the defeat in the southwest.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of settled
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“Installed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installed. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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