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noun

ˈbȯrd How to pronounce board (audio)
Definition of boardnext
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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest a proposal that is likely to meet with strong opposition from the local board of undertakers

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as in table
a leg-mounted piece of furniture with a broad flat top designed for the serving of food in preparation for the governor's visit, the taverner arranged an array of fancy dishes and silverware on the inn's finest board

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verb

1
as in to feed
to provide food or meals for housed and boarded many foster children over the years

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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter boarded the stray cat until a permanent home could be found

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Recent Examples of board
Noun
The sale agreement with Kushner and Iger still must be approved by the NBA’s board of governors, and the process could take months. — Greg Beacham, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026 But the functions of what happens on a normal set, where there have to be bounce boards to light back up people’s faces, and all that stuff, that’s all designed into the set as well. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, resident boarded the flight in Calgary. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 Olivia Colman has boarded the sixth season of Hulu‘s cozy murder mystery show, set to take place across the pond. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for board
Recent Examples of Synonyms for board
  1. organization
  2. table
  3. feed
  4. house
  5. association
  6. provision
  7. room
  8. institute
Noun
  • Only if the issue is not corrected within that timeframe will the organization be administratively dissolved.
    — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Cush addressed the allegations at Monday’s board meeting, saying the district has no contracts with the Alive Center and the board members have not benefited from their involvement with both organizations.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of organization
Noun
  • There’s a small kitchenette and landing with a dining table, nice for a morning coffee or simply the feeling of having a little more space.
    — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The average points earned by England’s champions has surged this century; correspondingly, those at the bottom of the table are picking up ever fewer victories.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of table
Verb
  • Abshir ran a site that allegedly received around $5 million in fraudulent federal funds meant to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Holding an incomplete vote, or one that feeds into any narrative of the winner being illegitimate, would be a tremendous gift to Moscow.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of feed
Verb
  • The remaining towers will house residential living, keep the main tower as a hotel, while welcoming businesses and office space.
    — Julia Avant, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Temporary federal detention facilities can house people with vastly different criminal histories and security classifications.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of house
Noun
  • There was also a strong association with weight before pregnancy.
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In 1982, walking through a terminal at Newark International Airport in New Jersey, the Kissingers were accosted by Ellen Kaplan, a follower of Lyndon LaRouche, a cult leader with both Marxist and right-wing associations.
    — Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of association
Verb
  • Against that, Cast AI’s telemetry across tens of thousands of enterprise clusters found average GPU use at 5% of what had been provisioned, measured across a full day.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Freshly provisioned, my payload equaled a third of my own weight.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of provision
Verb
  • Improving representation is an important step, but leaders must also build processes that invite different viewpoints and give team members room to challenge prevailing ideas.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Always room for improvement … Rookie kicker Dominic Zvada went a perfect 10-for-10 in Wednesday’s practice.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of room
Noun
  • One place to start is asking what specific employee data your organization collects, said Aiha Nguyen, director of the Labor Futures Initiative at Data & Society, a nonprofit institute studying the impacts of technology.
    — Cathy Bussewitz, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Oeko-Tex operates a global certification system through 17 independent textile and leather testing institutes in Europe and Japan.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
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