installments

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 Sy, who served as artistic producer on previous installments, makes his debut as co-showrunner alongside Louis Leterrier for the show’s fourth part, on top of co-producing it through their joint banner Carrousel Studios. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 This would mark the first time that songs from two separate installments of a film franchise have won. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026 Yarros‘ 2023 New York Times bestseller The Fourth Wing is part of the author‘s The Empyrean book series, which also includes installments Iron Flame (2023) and Onyx Storm (2025). — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 Seniors can also use the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, a voluntary program launched by CMS that allows Part D enrollees to spread out-of-pocket pharmacy costs into manageable monthly installments throughout the year. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 The settlement would be paid in two installments in 2027 and 2028. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 American Horror Story is on a generational run this season, bringing back beloved characters from the show’s past 12 installments and throwing them together in somewhat random configurations that still never fail to please me. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026 Because VisionQuest, like so many of the studio’s products being whisked off its multimedia assembly line, is not just designed to play off previous installments. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026 While Bay and di Bonaventura would remain the primary architects at the center of the franchise for the next four installments, Spielberg was less hands on as exec producer. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Roosevelt took his first oath of office on March 4, 1933, but his subsequent inaugurations took place on January 20.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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  • Van Dijk and her fellow travelers even brought their own swag to give out and said inaugurals feel like a bonding experience for everyone on the flight.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • The 2027 event will feature more than five stages, as well local art installations, fashion stands, interactive areas and a food hall.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The weapon would join a layered defense architecture that combines different systems to protect military installations and other critical assets.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The production is being touted as one of Disney+’s biggest investments in a Korean series since the service launched in the country in 2021.
    — Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • QatarEnergy won stakes in seven exploration blocks off Brazil’s northeastern coast, the latest in a series of Gulf investments in Latin America’s energy sector.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 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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“Installments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installments. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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