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as in to inaugurate
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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as in to lodge
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 install
Smith chose to promote Love, but the decision didn’t come until late August, so there was no time to install a new scheme.
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Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Back across the aisle, behind the refrigerator console, Westfalia installs a wet bathroom with a cassette toilet, sink and shower.
—New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2026
Your contractor installs an electric resistance heat mat on the sub floor before laying tile.
—Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
However, many brands offer portable bidets as an after-market feature to a toilet that are easy to install.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
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Trump has already attended twice while president, and was beamed in by video last year just days after being inaugurated for his second term.—
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Rather than working with his ally Machado, Rubio was obliged to deal directly with Rodríguez, who had been hastily inaugurated as the interim leader.—
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Though town officials tried to push other activities, such as snowmobiling, ice skating and snowshoeing, lodging bookings plummeted in the wake of the resort’s closure.—
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The bullet had been lodged in Kavita's leg for 20 years.—
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McBride was inducted into both the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 2017 and was a past president of the Nashville Songwriters Assn.—
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McBride was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017, and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame honored him the same year.—
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This price for the complex of 149 apartments is perched on the high side of per-unit values of South Bay residential hubs that have landed new owners lately.—
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The shelving unit that contains some of his collection of roughly 20,000 books stretches to the ceiling of the two-story living room; McDaniel would later perch on its narrow catwalk to deliver his lecture.—
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Live it Up on Wednesday agreed to initiate a voluntary recall, according to the FDA.—
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Stop watering and expose the bulb to cool temperatures—ideally under 55 degrees Fahrenheit—to initiate dormancy.—
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People will park anywhere to avoid paying, so parking has to be free, yet a garage has to be paid for.—
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Residents of Stoneham, Massachusetts can park their cars overnight freely from the summer through the fall, but come winter, overnight parking comes with a ticket.—
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Steinfeld also included a picture of her Christmas tree, which featured a butter yellow onesie nestled on the branches.—
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The serene pool and hot tub area is no different, decorated with native plants and nestled into the landscape; the walls encasing the pool deck are a nearly identical hue to the surrounding mountains.—
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Panattoni is positioning itself to lead this next phase, including specialist capability for data centres and AI related infrastructure, which are expected to expand rapidly for decades.—
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Tensor has unveiled its personal Robocar at CES, positioning it as an AI-first autonomous vehicle built from the ground up for Level 4 driving rather than a conventional EV retrofitted with autonomy.—
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“Install.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/install. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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