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
Verb
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Earlier this year it was inducted into the French luxury goods association Comité Colbert.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025 -
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted Dreja as part of the Yardbirds in 1992.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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One month before the fatal shooting in August, on July 11, gunshots destroyed 11 windows at The Grand; Bullets entered the apartment building and lodged into cabinets and walls, the suit claims.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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The court ordered that Roberts be detained and was advised that an immigration detainer has been lodged, according to the docket.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
2 Oct. 2025
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In its 2024 edition, the festival inaugurated the Country of Honor, with Palestine holding that distinction and programming featuring a spate of Palestinian films.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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That May, days after Vladimir Putin was inaugurated to his first term as Russia’s President, a high-ranking Kremlin official conveyed a list of demands to NTV.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Despite the risks, Democratic strategists like James Carville believe the party is better positioned politically, noting that Republicans control both the House and the Senate, as well as the White House.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The low-cost autonomous cruise missile (LCACM) co-developed with US firm Anduril is designed for ground launch and optimized for independent or swarm employment, intentionally positioned beyond the typical loitering-munition envelope to straddle anti-landing and anti-ship roles.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Rugged lodges perched on sprawling acres of land offer up hiking and biking aplenty.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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City officials said the event was unrelated to the continual land movement known as the Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex, about 4 miles (6 kilometers) southeast, that has wreaked havoc on scores of multimillion-dollar homes perched over the Pacific Ocean.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Dahlia tubers can even be kept in open crates nestled between layers of compost.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Oct. 2025
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At least one lunch spot in Willcox, nestled in a vineyard, gives the feel of an eatery in a California wine country.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Treinen got up and started throwing in the bullpen as Snell settled in to face Bryce Harper.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit says the deputies acted without probable cause, and the case was settled with Solano County.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Installed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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