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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for installments
  1. inaugurations
  2. inaugurals
  3. installations
  4. investments
  5. initiations
Noun
  • 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
Definition of inaugurations
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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
Definition of inaugurals
Noun
  • The installations at the 500 delis were completed in April, but the city has not committed any additional funds towards equipping the thousands of bodegas that remain unprotected, Mateo said.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The judge stressed that the White House is free to proceed with underground work, including the construction of any bunkers, military installations and medical facilities.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of installations
Noun
  • Operators can scale fueling capacity as additional vehicles enter service without making significant upfront infrastructure investments.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • These investments could be less vulnerable than banks, industrials and semiconductors, according to the bank’s investment strategists.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 7 Aug. 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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