1
as in to inaugurate
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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as in to lodge
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 install
Cheese makers have had to reconfigure their manufacturing lines, either to receive extra dairy protein in the form of skim milk or to install a million-dollar separator to remove excess fat.
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
That $80 million figure consists of about $55 million in property and improvement costs, including land acquisition and the cost of the existing warehouse, and around $25 million for equipment the company is planning to install, according to city documents.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Over the past few years, researchers, FIFA’s experts and stadium managers also explored an innovative plan for stadiums that wouldn’t install necessary infrastructure below ground.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The group planned to install approximately nine new air monitors across Dallas-Fort Worth.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
That $80 million figure consists of about $55 million in property and improvement costs, including land acquisition and the cost of the existing warehouse, and around $25 million for equipment the company is planning to install, according to city documents.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Over the past few years, researchers, FIFA’s experts and stadium managers also explored an innovative plan for stadiums that wouldn’t install necessary infrastructure below ground.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The group planned to install approximately nine new air monitors across Dallas-Fort Worth.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for install
Verb
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When the Winter Olympics came to Norway, in Lillehammer in 1994, Harald officially inaugurated the Games.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
5 Feb. 2026
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Strategy documents rarely inaugurate political change.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Doctors decided against removing a bullet that was lodged in his hip.—
Tracy Wright , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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They were expected to be lodged in jail upon their release.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Last year, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame with Earthquake.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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He has been inducted into several halls of fame as a player and coach.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her disappearance sparked a large search effort in the Catalina Foothills community, perched north of Tucson, and a criminal investigation by the Pima County Sheriff's Department and FBI.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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At the center of the action was a sunglasses-wearing Jay-Z, who was perched on the backrest of a plush sofa while enjoying a performance by rapper Don Toliver, mouthing along the lyrics to his hit No Pole.—
Paul Chi,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2026
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Detroit center Jalen Duren received a two-game suspension for initiating the altercation and fighting.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Duren received two games for fighting and initiating the altercation.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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Guests are asked to park at the Van Buren Parking Deck.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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What better way and what better place to start anew, and to park the despondency and chaos of the past couple of months?—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Eggplant appears with linguine, tomato and almond pesto, or nestled with capers and golden raisins between ribbons of mafaldine.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
11 Feb. 2026
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But this community of musicians on Ocean Avenue sprung up less by design and more as a byproduct of affordable housing shrinking to an ever-smaller pool of neighborhoods, among them Midwood, a middle-class residential area in south-central Brooklyn nestled between Marine Park and Bensonhurst.—
Daniel Yadin,
Curbed,
11 Feb. 2026
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To craft the Super Bowl campaign, Anthropic worked with the indie British ad agency Mother, which has somewhat ironically positioned itself as a deeply human creative agency in the age of AI.—
Julia Black,
Vanity Fair,
8 Feb. 2026
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In interviews, each candidate in the top half of the pack argued that their individual life experience, in many cases including their faith, best positioned them to carry on the legacy of inclusive representation in the district.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Install.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/install. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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