variants
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
Last summer, RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars aired its first and only season, featuring one drag queen from 12 of the varying global Drag Race installments.
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Still, with the disappointing box office of the first Horizon, the lack of Horizon II on the big screen, and third and fourth installments of Horizon looking as likely as a return of the Wild West itself, however this case ends up sorted, Costner may still come a cropper.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
As part of the holiday collection debuting in installments through late November, the Milanese jewelry brand helmed by cofounders Marta Caffarelli and Viola Naj-Oleari is expanding its Impronte line, or footprints in English.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
All four installments will debut on the big screen in April 2028.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
SecureEquity is also only available as a lump sum, while HomeSafe can be received in one payment, monthly installments or as a line of credit.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Bray’s buyout is a bit less than $4 million, but it will be paid out over installments for the next two years and would be reduced by the salary of Bray’s next coaching job, per the contract.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
All installments featured new cast members, and there was even a Broadway musical, but no follow-up so far that has featured any of the original cast.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Stripping all the fat and gimmicks from recent entries like Battlefield 2024 (2021) and Battlefield 1 (2016), the gameplay style has gone back to emulate the design of the series’ best installments like Battlefield 3 and 4 (2011 and 2013).
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Still, with the disappointing box office of the first Horizon, the lack of Horizon II on the big screen, and third and fourth installments of Horizon looking as likely as a return of the Wild West itself, however this case ends up sorted, Costner may still come a cropper.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
As part of the holiday collection debuting in installments through late November, the Milanese jewelry brand helmed by cofounders Marta Caffarelli and Viola Naj-Oleari is expanding its Impronte line, or footprints in English.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
All four installments will debut on the big screen in April 2028.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
SecureEquity is also only available as a lump sum, while HomeSafe can be received in one payment, monthly installments or as a line of credit.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Bray’s buyout is a bit less than $4 million, but it will be paid out over installments for the next two years and would be reduced by the salary of Bray’s next coaching job, per the contract.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
All installments featured new cast members, and there was even a Broadway musical, but no follow-up so far that has featured any of the original cast.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Stripping all the fat and gimmicks from recent entries like Battlefield 2024 (2021) and Battlefield 1 (2016), the gameplay style has gone back to emulate the design of the series’ best installments like Battlefield 3 and 4 (2011 and 2013).
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for installments
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Along the way, riders can encounter everything from public art installations to bike bars that double as popular gathering spots.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Oct. 2025
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The event features live performances, Catrina face painting, contests, local art installations and a ceremonial procession through downtown.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Barclays analyst Tom O'Malley highlighted KLA as his top pick as artificial intelligence compute investments help boost the category.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Now, that doesn’t mean all burning buildings ultimately make good investments.—
Steve Booren,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Installments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installments. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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