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 Duplan’s future focuses on building the Room Tone series in live installments. — William Jones, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 The Oscar winner did not name any specific films but pointed out how things have changed with more recent MCU installments. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Trotting out this try-hard trifecta of confusing, uninspired installments in a year that’s seen so many entertaining, thought-provoking additions to the horror genre? — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2026 The season appears to be building toward a supernatural conflict that connects the worlds — and timelines — of several previous American Horror Story installments. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026 Stay tuned for more artists to keep on your radar in upcoming installments of Billboard News’ Trending Up, presented by Sonesta International Hotels! — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026 The first two instalments of the trilogy, which were distributed by Studiocanal, drew more than two million admissions in Germany, with Woodwalkers 2 described by the partners as the most successful German family film of 2026 to date. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026 Consumers are paying for daily necessities in four installments. — Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 Over the weekend, there were two barely believable instalments for the archives — one from Luis Vazquez and another from Calvin Stengs. — Amitai Winehouse, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for installments
  1. inaugurations
  2. inaugurals
  3. installations
  4. investments
  5. initiations
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
Definition of inaugurations
Noun
  • 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
Definition of inaugurals
Noun
  • But in 2025, the five biggest turbine suppliers by annual installations were, for the first time, all Chinese, according to the Global Wind Energy Council.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • What readers are saying The comments reflect a debate over the use of Flock cameras, with concerns about privacy, unauthorized installations, and potential misuse by law enforcement.
    — Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of installations
Noun
  • That range allows the company to balance predictable income with investments requiring more active repositioning, restructuring, or development.
    — Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That means any reduction in financial transparency has direct implications on how the investments of the funds are monitored.
    — Tzachi Zach, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of investments
Noun
  • 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
Definition of initiations

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“Installments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installments. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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