BILLETING Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

billeting

verb

present participle of billet

as in housing

to provide with living quarters or shelter every colonial household was expected to billet a British soldier

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Des Phemmes Salvo Rizza stepped up his game with a beautiful Des Phemmes collection presented in the frescoed halls of Palazzo Turati, now housing Istituto Marangoni’s Milan campus.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
The key is housing all these AI capabilities within a singular Copilot app.

— Matthew J. Belvedere,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of housing

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McGarrell loves to see her son have an accepting, accommodating place.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
The successor stadium is significantly larger—by over a half-a-million square feet—than what existed before while accommodating only 35,000 fans, a 26% reduction from the old stadium and, by far, the smallest capacity in the Big Ten.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan's Taliban government of sheltering militants responsible for cross-border attacks.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Critics are quick to argue that this is just another example of lowering expectations and sheltering students from potential failure.

— Matt Williams, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of sheltering

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Video first obtained by ABC News shows Coast Guard agents equipped in tactical gear boarding the ship, guns drawn, while a separate Coast Guard boat goes alongside of it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
After that, visitors file out and gain even more virtual altitude, boarding a dirigible that skims an ancient version of the skyline.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026

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