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
  • The mission museum and gift shop are housed in the original Convent Wing, once the residential quarters of Franciscan priests and friars.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Rodriguez said in a May phone interview with the Herald that detainees had been complaining when a guard approached him and told him to walk out of the cage where he and other men were housed.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Definition of housed
Verb
  • In a single event, the ridge accommodated nearly 40 years’ worth of plate motion.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 8 July 2026
  • Those needs are easily accommodated through thoughtful exceptions easily administered by teachers and school staff.
    — Paul Jester, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of accommodated
Verb
  • Devers furthered the Giants’ cause with a ground-rule double that lodged itself under the padding along the right-field line, scoring Schmitt.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
  • The hotel may already be lodged somewhere in your subconscious thanks to its iconic yellow umbrellas and vaulted-ceiling indoor pool.
    — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Definition of lodged
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