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billeted

verb

past tense of billet
as in housed
to provide with living quarters or shelter every colonial household was expected to billet a British soldier

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  1. housed
  2. accommodated
  3. lodged
Verb
  • In 2023, Campbell’s closed its corporate headquarters in Ballantyne, which had once housed about 1,300 corporate employees.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026
  • An elevator ride to the fourth floor brings you to where most of the museum’s collection is housed.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of housed
Verb
  • Grey marble lined the expansive walk-in shower, and a deep whirlpool bath comfortably accommodated two.
    — Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Apparently having finally learned his lesson, Spelling accommodated them.
    — Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of accommodated
Verb
  • That same month, another whale, this one a juvenile, was found lifeless and lodged among woody debris in a Washington State river, miles from the ocean.
    — Ainslie Cruickshank, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Atlanta drivers were left shocked late Sunday night after a driver's legs were seen dangling from a vehicle lodged under an overpass.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of lodged
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“Billeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billeted. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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