as in position
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
found a billet at one of the leading brokerage houses in New York
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
every colonial household was expected to billet a British soldier
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Recent Examples of billet
Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
And four knurled billet feet allow precise leveling.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2025
James Powel, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
The mercenaries billeted there scrawled graffiti across the frescoes.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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Noun
This co-extrusion process involved encasing a metallic billet, composed of depleted uranium and zirconium, within a zirconium alloy cladding.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
And four knurled billet feet allow precise leveling.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2025
Verb
He was evacuated to the countryside and the family that he was billeted with was a tailoring family.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
The mercenaries billeted there scrawled graffiti across the frescoes.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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Verb
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That structure would need to house not only police vehicles but the personal autos of department personnel.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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University officials hope to lift that restriction and possibly replace the six houses with academic buildings to complement the Summit Classroom Building, formerly McNeely Hall, at Summit Avenue and Finn Street, which houses the School of Nursing.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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There have been controversies and debates over the extent to which the military should accommodate religious expression.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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That is sending companies scrambling to accommodate the extra urgency as China makes progress toward its own 2030 moon landing.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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Last year, for Nowruz, the Persian new year, the couple camped on the southern island of Qeshm for 20 days.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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As far back as 2012, people without homes camped along the Coyote Creek near Story Road.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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But he is instead now lodged in the middle of it.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2026
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That image lodged itself somewhere deep in me and never quite left.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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In a cave that sheltered freedom seekers along the Underground Railroad, their uncle shares a story of a creature that stirs at night.—
William Earl,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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Becca’s life is pretty sheltered, and having a boyfriend is really exciting for her.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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That leaves room for air in the atmosphere above to subside down to the surface.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
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Allow the cake to cool for 15 minutes in the pan, then turn it out onto a wire rack to cool to room temp.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2026
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The ShieldPlatinum increases coverage limits and adds microwaves, ceiling fans, icemakers and roof leak repairs.—
Kelsey Neubauer,Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Gutter downspouts or roof runoff from clogged gutters can quickly create a soggy spot that will last for days.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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The gun did not fire, prosecutors said, because no round was chambered.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Another proposal clarifies what kind of firearms chambered for straight wall cartridges may be used during the alternative firearms season.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Billet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billet. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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