INSTALLMENTS Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

installments

noun

variants also instalments

plural of installment

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 Creator videos can appear continuously, react immediately to new releases and keep a franchise active between official installments. — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 With a salary of $275,000, Crespi’s payout amounts to about $100,000 before taxes, paid in biweekly installments during the five-month period. — Tess Riski august 5, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 Usually, some episodes are offered for free, with viewers needing a subscription or to access eps via pay-per-view, to see the remaining installments. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026 The film sees Holland, Maguire and Garfield, who each shared the role of Spider-Man in different installments, cross over into each other’s multiverses. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026 Its 10-episode debut season will be delivered beginning with a double chapter premiere, with subsequent installments airing each Friday through March 19, 2027. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026 More of a backdoor pilot for future MCU installments than a coherent movie in and of itself, the weakest Captain America film showcases the limits of the Russo brothers’ cinematic style. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 The series will be based primarily on the two most recent installments of the game franchise, which introduced Atreus. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026 In both cases, the assumption is the same—that theatergoers aren’t there for traditional superhero derring-do, only a cavalcade of Easter eggs and teases for upcoming installments to keep the Marvel gravy train running at full steam. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

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Fireworks herald the World Cup, the Olympics, inaugurations, weddings, railroad openings, royal matrimony, saints, the Saints, the spring equinox, eclipses, the New Year, the Day of the Dead, the beginning of summer, the end of it.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
The shallow, rectangular landmark has been the site of historic speeches and presidential inaugurations over the decades.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 22 July 2026

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And the collective’s street art, films and installations have used the concept of non-native species to explore how modern human society interacts with nature and animals.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
In 2020, domestic suppliers accounted for 30% of installations.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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Just months after the Charlotte region’s transportation board voted to kill support for the Interstate 77 South Toll lane project, talks of community investments that could be brought forth by the controversial project has reignited the debate.

— DJ Simmons August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
What do policymakers, funders, healthcare leaders, and philanthropic organizations still misunderstand about HIV, and what investments are most urgently needed today?

— Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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Plus, quiet periods are ending for banks that worked on last month’s blockbuster IPO, so we’re met with a flood of analyst initiations.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 July 2026
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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