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as in inaugurations
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the installation of a new president takes place once every four years
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as in facilities
a structure that is designed and built for a particular purpose
a massive installation that supplies the electrical power needs for the entire state
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Recent Examples of installations
Although most federal employees will be off, the White House said that the heads of executive departments and agencies will determine if certain offices and installations of their organizations must remain open on Tuesday.
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Expansive green spaces, paseos, interactive amenities, and public art installations.
—Mark Zettl, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Maryland plays a pivotal role in supporting national defense with installations like Fort Meade, Aberdeen Proving Ground, and Naval Air Station Patuxent River driving both our state’s economy and the country’s security.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
In Sanaa, strikes appeared particularly targeted at a mountainside known to be home to military installations.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
And there are several sustainable art installations made from ghost fishnets that would've been ocean waste.
—Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
The collection of installations and artworks is a representation of my life, and life in general.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Exhibition installations must take place from 10pm to 5am when the airport shuts down to passenger flights and becomes a beehive of construction and maintenance activity.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Spanning more than 1,200 square meters, the exhibition includes seven large-scale installations alongside sculptures, photographs, videos, drawings and archival materials, offering a comprehensive overview of Shiota’s practice, which combines performance, body art and installations.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Expansive green spaces, paseos, interactive amenities, and public art installations.
—Mark Zettl, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Maryland plays a pivotal role in supporting national defense with installations like Fort Meade, Aberdeen Proving Ground, and Naval Air Station Patuxent River driving both our state’s economy and the country’s security.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
In Sanaa, strikes appeared particularly targeted at a mountainside known to be home to military installations.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
And there are several sustainable art installations made from ghost fishnets that would've been ocean waste.
—Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
The collection of installations and artworks is a representation of my life, and life in general.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Exhibition installations must take place from 10pm to 5am when the airport shuts down to passenger flights and becomes a beehive of construction and maintenance activity.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Spanning more than 1,200 square meters, the exhibition includes seven large-scale installations alongside sculptures, photographs, videos, drawings and archival materials, offering a comprehensive overview of Shiota’s practice, which combines performance, body art and installations.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for installations
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In addition to airborne threats, communities neighboring plastics and petrochemical facilities are also subject to a disproportionate amount of water pollution, according to a recent report from a nonprofit environmental watchdog group.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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The most vulnerable targets are small businesses, organizations, and particularly healthcare facilities that cannot afford to make large expenditures in defensive developing cybersecurity technology like artificial intelligence.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Director Hwang Dong-hyuk filmed the final two installments of Netflix‘s award-winning drama together, and knew the ending before even going into production.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
30 Dec. 2024
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Netflix also recently did the same with its hit The Night Agent whose Season 2 debut was delayed to January 2025 from the original 2024 release plan for a 22-month gap between the two installments — though its order remained at 10 episodes.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
27 Dec. 2024
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While full modernization of the grid will take large investments of time and money, digitalization can help bridge the gap in the meantime.—
Liana Ault,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Earlier in the interview, Biden touted his signature laws unleashing historic infrastructure spending, a resurgence of clean-energy factories and investments in the microchip industry to catch up to China.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Installations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installations. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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