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
Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The car is painted in Jet Black, has a 2-inch cowl hood, 18-inch CCW SA50 three-piece billet wheels and Carter’s Customs side splitters.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 6 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
The car is painted in Jet Black, has a 2-inch cowl hood, 18-inch CCW SA50 three-piece billet wheels and Carter’s Customs side splitters.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The car is painted in Jet Black, has a 2-inch cowl hood, 18-inch CCW SA50 three-piece billet wheels and Carter’s Customs side splitters.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 6 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for billet
Verb
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The buildings that housed a prideful labor force are vandalized, colonized by squatters or boarded up.—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Travelers interested in architecture and urban design have to spend at least an afternoon—if not a full day—in the Dallas Arts District, which reportedly houses the most buildings designed by Pritzker award-winning architects anywhere in the world.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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The ongoing cost of TK is about $3 billion a year; the state has also put $1 billion toward implementing the new program, including building improvements to accommodate younger kids.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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This was partly out of deference to a president who thinks not of enemies but only of potential counterparties to be bargained with, bullied, swindled, or accommodated.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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With just over two minutes left to play, Laila Edwards fired toward the goal, where Knight had camped out in front of the goalie.—
The Sports Desk,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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Livestreamers are camped out in front of Guthrie’s Tucson-area home, waiting for another detail to share.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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After Sweden lodged its complaint, an official was stationed at the green line to ensure no further infractions, though any previous plays could not be reviewed for impropriety.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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Photos show a white sedan lodged through the wall, tearing into the kitchen and leaving cabinets with the microwave attached knocked loose off the wall and the oven shoved out of place.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Although equally lavish, La Sultana Oualidia couldn’t be further from the urban riad vibe of its sister property, slotted between acres of flourishing farmland and a tranquil lagoon sheltered by beaches.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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Rescuers skied two miles through the backcountry to reach the survivors, who sheltered to keep warm, and located the bodies of three others.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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During this same time, Duvall roomed with a fellow struggling actor who was a recent transplant from California, Dustin Hoffman, and also befriended Hoffman's California acting classmate, Gene Hackman.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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While paying his dues, Duvall roomed in a sixth-floor apartment at 109th Street and Broadway with another aspiring actor, Dustin Hoffman.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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Building roofs The main above-ground enrichment building at Natanz was known as the Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Modifications included removable side and roof panels for shooting, custom-fit lighting and interior finishes, and custom fittings on the van frame to accommodate exterior camera, grip and lighting rigging.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Department of Homeland Security later released a photograph of the weapon, which officials familiar with the evidence said appears to be a custom Sig Sauer P320 chambered in 9mm.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Our Remingtons were chambered in 7mm Rem. Mag., the cartridge that launched with the Model 700 back in 1962.—
John B. Snow,
Outdoor Life,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Billet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billet. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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