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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Verb
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The wide receiver was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in February.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026 -
Adelman was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
1 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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Las Vegas scored three unanswered goals to lead 3-2, and after the teams lodged a 4-4 tie, the Golden Knights’ Tomas Hertl took a whip-around pass from Colton Sissons and ripped the game-winning goal above Carolina goaltender Frederik Andersen to give the Golden Knights a stunning 1-0 series lead.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
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Trump, the oldest president ever inaugurated, will turn 80 on June 14.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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In May, Nokia inaugurated an AI Networking Innovation Lab in Sunnyvale, California, in partnership with firms such as AMD, Lenovo, Supermicro, and Keysight.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Covarrubias was positioned perfectly to field the ball in the outfield, but his throw to first wasn’t in time.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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This 15-story hotel is considered the city’s top luxury hotel and is perfectly positioned for both business and touristic pursuits.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The world’s most famous blonde bombshell, perched on playground equipment, absorbed in a book.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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An 18th-century fortress perched in the Aravali Hills, surrounded by winding roads and sweeping valley views.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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These routes connect to the concrete pads, which are nestled among rocky outcrops and dry creekbeds.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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What that location became in November 2018 was Mockingbird Bar + Garden, a farm-to-table restaurant on Barrington Avenue, located across from the north end of Meier Street and nestled next to the Fox River Bike Trail.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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But as spring settled in, so did a lightness to the cooking, and the restaurant’s dinner and daytime menus are finding a more personal, label-defying identity.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Cleveland snatched an immediate 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on back-to-back doubles by rookie leadoff hitter Travis Bazzana and star third baseman José Ramírez, but then Gray settled in and gave his team six innings of one-run ball on 92 pitches (58 for strikes).—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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“Installed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installed. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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