installs

verb

present tense third-person singular of install
1
as in inaugurates
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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2
as in lodges
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 installs Muse Code installs from the terminal with a single command and takes on whole engineering jobs across large repositories, planning the change, writing the code, and checking the result. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Experts say those instructions can paste and install a malicious command that installs malware on the device. — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Over the last two years, Florida has invested over $1 million into a pilot program that installs the Campus Guardian Angel drones in schools. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 Viridi installs state-of-the-art tech Viridi’s RPS 150 was installed at GRID-C’s Power Distribution Field Test Site. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026 Will benefit if new OC Sean Mannion indeed installs more routes for running backs. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Rivian installs silver brake calipers on its dual-motor electric vehicles, while tri-motor variants get yellow. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 22 July 2026 To create this upper deck, Westfalia installs what appears from outside to be a half-length roof rack in front of the pop-up. — New Atlas, 15 July 2026 Seventy feet above our heads was a steel rigging grid that can hold 221 tons of screens, robotics, and acrobats, elements that Romain’s team installs each day from scratch. — Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for installs
  1. inaugurates
  2. lodges
  3. inducts
  4. nestles
  5. initiates
  6. perches
  7. baptizes
  8. parks
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  • Welcome to the wild world of casting non-professional actors, a practice that is in the spotlight this year as the Academy inaugurates the casting Oscar.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi, on Monday.
    — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of inaugurates
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  • Great music is memorable, but cinematic music lodges deep in our brain, the sounds and images tracking forever in unison.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
  • And the third line of defense is the military bases that lodges Division 96.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of lodges
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  • The Hall of Fame inducts one of the largest classes in its history.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • The Songwriters Hall of Fame inducts both non-performers and performers alike each year.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of inducts
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  • About 90 miles north of Phoenix, the town of Yarnell nestles atop a winding mountain road.
    — Eric Cerino, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Choe nestles the cup of sauce into the peak of the onigiri, creating an indentation at the top of each mound.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of nestles
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  • Under Turkish labor law, once an authorized union initiates a legal strike, active worker participation is required to complete the process.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Piper Sandler initiates CoreWeave as overweight Piper says the stock has plenty more room to run.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of initiates
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  • Head to Stoos, which perches on a plateau at the base of the Fronalpstock in central Switzerland.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
  • Live streams from entertainment events like the Grammys or Golden Globes aren’t typically perches for controversy, but, says Anthony McCartney, AP’s entertainment and lifestyles editor, celebrities will sometimes be asked to weigh in on recent headlines.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of perches
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  • The same priest from earlier baptizes her, and the video ends with Perry sitting upright in the baptismal bath, silently staring ahead.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of baptizes
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  • Busch Gardens, SeaWorld and Sesame Place parks The following United Parks & Resorts theme parks have a zero-change fee policy for guests wanting to reschedule park visits.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Definition of parks

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