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
  • That same year, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame before going on to found J Records.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • The music star's support of Kelce at this year's event comes less than two weeks after Kelce stood by Swift's side as she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Class of 2026 in New York City on June 11.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
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  • The pine tree that graced his yard since at least 1985 was firmly lodged in his garage while the top of a tree that obliterated his next door neighbor’s roof dangled precariously in his backyard.
    Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • He was taken into custody and lodged in the Oakland County Jail.
    DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 25 June 2026
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  • On the May day of our visit, 81-year-old Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was being inaugurated for a seventh term in office.
    Sophie Neiman, NPR, 20 June 2026
  • The Vet, fairly new then, was inaugurated in 1971 to replace the ancient and decaying Connie Mack Stadium.
    Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
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  • Engling touted himself to delegates as the candidate best positioned to continue the GOP’s decade-long hold on all statewide offices, the Indiana Capital Chronicle reported.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • For its part, Chevron is positioned to quickly and reliably deliver natural gas from the Permian Basin, located in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, to data centers at a competitive cost, Gustavson said in a statement.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 June 2026
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  • Many of these restaurants will open during January’s launch phase; meanwhile, lunch at Tapasake lives up to its extraordinary surroundings, perched on The Link’s broad rooftop, sheltered between the two towers.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026
  • It would have been perched on the ship’s grand staircase, and is the only one to have been recovered from the wreckage.
    Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 23 June 2026
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  • Pele scored Brazil’s third and fifth goals and, had his career ended then, he would still be comfortably nestled in the World Cup pantheon.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • Starburst House — Whitaker Studio Situated on a 10-acre plot of land in Joshua Tree National Park, the Starburst House is a custom container home nestled into the rocky mountainside.
    Caitlin Gunther, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2026
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  • The boy's family settled a federal lawsuit with the city earlier this year.
    TRAVIS LOLLER, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
  • What the law says This new memo calls into question what legal experts say has been settled law for decades.
    Cory Turner, NPR, 20 June 2026
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“Installed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installed. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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