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also instalments
as in inaugurations
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
attended the installment of the new university president
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Recent Examples of installments
Condensing approximately 1,200 pages — initially released in 18 installments — for today’s attention-span-less audience was always going to be a tricky proposition, of course.
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Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Past Words + Music installments have featured George Clinton, John Legend, James Taylor, Patti Smith, Snoop Dogg, Eddie Vedder, Yo-Yo Ma, Alanis Morissette, Usher, Smokey Robinson, Rufus Wainwright, Mariah Carey, Elvis Costello, Sting and more.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2026
The southern gothic The Heart, She Holler takes the convoluted elements of a soap opera — torrid affairs, small-town corruption, arbitrary plot twists — and boils them down alongside a heavy dose of gross-out surrealism to fit into 11-minute installments.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Ford created, wrote, directed and produced the series, which will come out in six, ten-minute installments on YouTube (see below).
—Peter White, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
With more than 1,000 chapters still unadapted, the Straw Hats’ voyage could span many more seasons if the show maintains its audience and Netflix continues greenlighting new installments.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Similar to Buy Now, Pay Later, rent now, pay later programs pay landlords in full at the top of the month and allow renters pay back the company in installments.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
But the third and fourth installments, held in 2013 and 2017, are etched in the mind of the Yankees’ Puerto Rican pitching prospect.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Arsenal offered £40million for Ollie Watkins in January last year, with the money to be paid in six instalments.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Past Words + Music installments have featured George Clinton, John Legend, James Taylor, Patti Smith, Snoop Dogg, Eddie Vedder, Yo-Yo Ma, Alanis Morissette, Usher, Smokey Robinson, Rufus Wainwright, Mariah Carey, Elvis Costello, Sting and more.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2026
The southern gothic The Heart, She Holler takes the convoluted elements of a soap opera — torrid affairs, small-town corruption, arbitrary plot twists — and boils them down alongside a heavy dose of gross-out surrealism to fit into 11-minute installments.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Ford created, wrote, directed and produced the series, which will come out in six, ten-minute installments on YouTube (see below).
—Peter White, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
With more than 1,000 chapters still unadapted, the Straw Hats’ voyage could span many more seasons if the show maintains its audience and Netflix continues greenlighting new installments.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Similar to Buy Now, Pay Later, rent now, pay later programs pay landlords in full at the top of the month and allow renters pay back the company in installments.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
But the third and fourth installments, held in 2013 and 2017, are etched in the mind of the Yankees’ Puerto Rican pitching prospect.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Arsenal offered £40million for Ollie Watkins in January last year, with the money to be paid in six instalments.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for installments
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The influence of the titan of modern design, Le Corbusier, is evident in Niemeyer’s Palácio da Alvorada, for example, which was the official presidential residence; in the Congresso Nacional; and in the Catedral Metropolitana de Brasília, the site of presidential inaugurations.—
Sophia La Banca,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Mar. 2026
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Two charities set up to pay for Newsom’s inaugurations in 2019 and 2023 moved more than $5 million to the protocol foundation since 2019.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Just a month prior, for Valentine’s Day, BTS launched rose wall installations in Seoul, Los Angeles and London.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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Plans to install new lights are expected to begin in July, to complete Phase 1 installations by November.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Another community member expressed deep skepticism regarding the stability and security of such investments.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Last month, the Vatican bank announced two equity benchmarks that conform to ethical Catholic criteria and are aimed at serving as a reference for Catholic investments globally.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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But some like the Kimbell’s have eyes and other piercings cut into them and used likely as part of initiations or the end of a ritual.—
James Russell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Nov. 2025
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The online ticket platform advanced about 5% after bullish initiations of research coverage at several Wall Street following its September 17 initial public offering.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Installments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installments. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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