installed

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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Verb
  • Laura Pausini was also honored with the Icon Award, Elvis Crespo was inducted into the Billboard Hall of Fame, and Peso Pluma took home the first-ever Billboard Vanguard Award.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The five-time All-Star, two-time All-Defense and three-time All-NBA was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • The ex-councilor pleaded guilty on May 5 to two of six charges — one count of wire fraud and one count of theft concerning a federal program — that had been lodged against her in a December 2024 federal indictment.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Sankei Shimbun reported that Tokyo has lodged a protest with Moscow through diplomatic channels.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • After Kibaki’s victory was declared, the president was inaugurated in a strange dusk ceremony that infuriated Odinga’s camp.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The last iteration of Abu Dhabi Art, inaugurated in 2007, will take place this fall before the event transforms to Frieze Abu Dhabi in November 2026.
    News Desk, Artforum, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • The device was allegedly placed inside the toilet bowl and positioned to capture the faces of individuals entering and using the porta-potty, Sgt.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Even so, Posobiec is better positioned than anyone else to fill at least some of the void Kirk has left as one of the most important figures on the contemporary right.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • The petrified waterfalls have turquoise pools perched on cliff edges.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The winery is perched on Atkins Road overlooking rows of vineyards and boasting some of the best sunsets in town.
    Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Later, in adulthood, Alice makes miniatures for a living, inspired by artist Joseph Cornell’s boxes and the tiny fairies her mother owned, nestled in the head of a pin.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Location L'Auberge de Sedona is nestled along Oak Creek in Uptown Sedona, which has galleries, shops, and restaurants.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • Many of them took to the roads and rails, freaking out elite and middle-class white Protestants, who generally viewed married, settled life as the foundation of a successful society.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Minnesota settled for a field goal to bring the deficit to six points and failed to get the ball back.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Installed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installed. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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