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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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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
Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Endowing fans with such agency — effectively making board members answerable to supporters — can also have a limiting effect commercially.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
McConnell and his colleagues also found that in a handful of states, including North Carolina, Florida and Maine, as many as 25% of mental health visits led to kids boarding at the emergency department for 3-7 days.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 15 Aug. 2025
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Noun
With all 806 passengers on board and her dock ramp safely pulled away, the Scythia set sail, easing into the Atlantic under the light of the moon, a silhouette in the middle of an air raid.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Endowing fans with such agency — effectively making board members answerable to supporters — can also have a limiting effect commercially.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
Rodriguez Singh is not believed to have returned to the U.S. since boarding the flight to India, the FBI said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
McConnell and his colleagues also found that in a handful of states, including North Carolina, Florida and Maine, as many as 25% of mental health visits led to kids boarding at the emergency department for 3-7 days.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for board
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Measuring Progress Targeting The Net Zero Goal At its third meeting of strategic business leaders this past June, the organization published its Roadmap to 2050, aiming to reach net zero by that date.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Foreign-aid organizations challenged the ability of Trump to refuse to spend funds approved by Congress.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Sip Coffee House in Highland, Indiana, within the heart of the nearly purple 1st Congressional District, is the kind of place where eavesdroppers aren't afraid to join a conversation at the next table about politics.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
26 Aug. 2025
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Salvia can fill your garden with purple blooms throughout the fall, giving pollinators a place to feed long after other blooms have disappeared.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
18 Aug. 2025
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Some of the cave’s water still feeds the nearby Lukács Baths via an underground pipe — though the original inlet, by the stone steps that plunge into the water, was rerouted to give divers easier access.—
Jennifer Walker,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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Louisville Metro Government has poured millions into combating the growing housing and homelessness crisis in the city, with $58 million projected to be spent on the downtown Community Care Campus, which will house a family emergency shelter, medical care spaces and behavioral health services.—
Keely Doll,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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The huge camera module houses a moving prism to switch focal length, which looks like an engineering marvel when put to use.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The association’s optimism draws on a history of rapid growth.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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The difficulty for the police, the clubs, the players association and other Dutch authorities is that there is a culture in modern-day football for many players flaunting their wealth.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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The bottlenecks that exist when provisioning tools and information.—
Fran Rosch,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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As a result, according to Cheever, every man, woman, child, and ship’s mate on the Mayflower was provisioned a full gallon of beer per day for their grueling ocean crossing.—
James Dodson
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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Stamp famously roomed with fellow actor Michael Caine, who was also a rising star at the time.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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Sometimes, there isn’t even room for a simple question.—
Amy Klein,
Sun Sentinel,
28 July 2025
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The Report is authored by experts from Catalyst, a global nonprofit seeking to advance gender equity at work, and the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, a research institute focusing on DEI and the law.—
Michelle Travis,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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These kinds of questions are not unprecedented at the institute.—
Joshua Bennett,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/board. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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