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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
In the settlement, Spacey agreed to pay out the $1 million over a period of years in installments equal to 10% of his after-tax income.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Philadelphia will defer $10 million each from his 2031 and 2032 salaries, which each will be payable in five $2 million installments.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
These Lucky Day selections will include books by the most popular authors, the latest installments in the hottest series and the must-read titles of the season.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Then comes along Hail Project Mary to upend the prevailing theory that the multiplex has become the dominion of sequels, threequels and endless franchise installments.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 22 Mar. 2026
Condensing approximately 1,200 pages — initially released in 18 installments — for today’s attention-span-less audience was always going to be a tricky proposition, of course.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Past Words + Music installments have featured George Clinton, John Legend, James Taylor, Patti Smith, Snoop Dogg, Eddie Vedder, Yo-Yo Ma, Alanis Morissette, Usher, Smokey Robinson, Rufus Wainwright, Mariah Carey, Elvis Costello, Sting and more.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2026
The southern gothic The Heart, She Holler takes the convoluted elements of a soap opera — torrid affairs, small-town corruption, arbitrary plot twists — and boils them down alongside a heavy dose of gross-out surrealism to fit into 11-minute installments.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Ford created, wrote, directed and produced the series, which will come out in six, ten-minute installments on YouTube (see below).
—Peter White, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Philadelphia will defer $10 million each from his 2031 and 2032 salaries, which each will be payable in five $2 million installments.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
These Lucky Day selections will include books by the most popular authors, the latest installments in the hottest series and the must-read titles of the season.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Then comes along Hail Project Mary to upend the prevailing theory that the multiplex has become the dominion of sequels, threequels and endless franchise installments.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 22 Mar. 2026
Condensing approximately 1,200 pages — initially released in 18 installments — for today’s attention-span-less audience was always going to be a tricky proposition, of course.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Past Words + Music installments have featured George Clinton, John Legend, James Taylor, Patti Smith, Snoop Dogg, Eddie Vedder, Yo-Yo Ma, Alanis Morissette, Usher, Smokey Robinson, Rufus Wainwright, Mariah Carey, Elvis Costello, Sting and more.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2026
The southern gothic The Heart, She Holler takes the convoluted elements of a soap opera — torrid affairs, small-town corruption, arbitrary plot twists — and boils them down alongside a heavy dose of gross-out surrealism to fit into 11-minute installments.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Ford created, wrote, directed and produced the series, which will come out in six, ten-minute installments on YouTube (see below).
—Peter White, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for installments
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The influence of the titan of modern design, Le Corbusier, is evident in Niemeyer’s Palácio da Alvorada, for example, which was the official presidential residence; in the Congresso Nacional; and in the Catedral Metropolitana de Brasília, the site of presidential inaugurations.—
Sophia La Banca,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Mar. 2026
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Two charities set up to pay for Newsom’s inaugurations in 2019 and 2023 moved more than $5 million to the protocol foundation since 2019.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The new rules included incentives to encourage customers to pair their solar installations with battery storage systems.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Clara Bridges worked as a nurse for Grady Hospital for more than three decades and also served in the Army across multiple installations.—
Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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But the investments may complicate Steyer’s campaign narrative as an anti-plutocrat progressive who aims to tax corporations and the rich to fund policies like single-payer health care.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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And few investments match the security of Social Security.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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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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The online ticket platform advanced about 5% after bullish initiations of research coverage at several Wall Street following its September 17 initial public offering.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Installments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installments. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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