1
as in inaugurates
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 lodges
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 installs
Even if your company never installs anything from npm directly, your vendors and partners almost certainly do.
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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The certificate holder installs the credential on its web server, along with the public and private key pair.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Each camera runs on solar power, streams in crisp UHD, and installs wire-free, so there are no cords or constant battery swaps to deal with.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Rather than laying on the floor like more outdated models, this one has a space-saving design that installs flush against the wall.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2025
In The Names, DeLillo installs his radar in the figure of James Axton, a recent divorcee and risk assessment analyst who follows his ex-wife and young son to Greece.
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The certificate holder installs the credential on its web server, along with the public and private key pair.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Each camera runs on solar power, streams in crisp UHD, and installs wire-free, so there are no cords or constant battery swaps to deal with.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Rather than laying on the floor like more outdated models, this one has a space-saving design that installs flush against the wall.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2025
In The Names, DeLillo installs his radar in the figure of James Axton, a recent divorcee and risk assessment analyst who follows his ex-wife and young son to Greece.
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for installs
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In theory, this transition inaugurates a chapter of enfranchisement, but in the next scene the Senegalese businessmen are in suits, and the white men return with briefcases full of money as bribes.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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The way Skye nestles her head into the crook of her brother’s neck or drapes herself across his legs after an unembarrassed display of grief is ineffably moving.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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ElliQ initiates 60% of the interactions, starting conversations, suggesting activities, providing timely medication reminders, and setting specific goals together with its users.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Morgan Stanley initiates Miami International as overweight Morgan Stanley said in its initiation of the financial exchange company that Miami International is firing on all cylinders.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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And frequent appearances by a pigeon that perches on her windowsill like a Greek chorus, mocking her self-abasement and growing detachment from reality, seem a tad heavy-handed.—
Book Marks
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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The letters, which actors sometimes pose alongside (Oh perches punningly in the O), recall those giant signs which give tourists a place to take selfies.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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In a market often characterized by part-time hosts, low-barrier tech platforms, and high-cost management services, FIBI Vacation Rentals positions itself as an operator built by investors, for investors.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Additional audition rounds are expected to be held in other cities later this year, with Galaxy targeting a debut that positions the group as a truly global act.—
Kristine Kwak,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Cortège gestures toward that transcendence, but too often settles for the kind of veiled enchantment that follows us home through our screens.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Humanity, united by one language, settles on a plain in Shinar and begins constructing a tower to reach the heavens and make a name for themselves.—
John Fugelsang
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Stray Bullets • In this week’s post-credits scene, Adrian removes the pants of the drunk, sleeping John Economos and plants a tender kiss on his forehead.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Space plants 1 to 3 feet apart.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Installs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installs. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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