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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
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2026
The device incorporates controllable blades, on-board batteries and intelligent control systems, aimed at optimizing its operation in real conditions of operation on the high seas.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Jeff A. Chamer
may 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Paramount Pictures Brazil has boarded the project as a co-producer.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 May 2026
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Noun
The small crew on board, armed with miniaturising technology of extraordinary sophistication, is on a mission to drain Earth’s water supply and sell it across the galaxy for profit.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2026
The device incorporates controllable blades, on-board batteries and intelligent control systems, aimed at optimizing its operation in real conditions of operation on the high seas.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Verb
After the raid, the front doors were also boarded off.
—Jeff A. Chamer
may 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Paramount Pictures Brazil has boarded the project as a co-producer.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for board
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Wastewater is also reused for irrigation, and the hotel has also started recycling vegetable oils with an organization that transforms the waste into biodiesel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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Ready to take your organization up a notch?—
Sarah DiMuro,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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With one out, Adames set the table by flipping a single into right field, then Chapman followed up with an opposite-field single of his own.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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If Freeling wins the left tackle job out of training camp, all options should be on the table.—
Mike Kaye
Updated May 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The defender found Kai Havertz who fed Odegaard the ball again, spreading play wide to Madueke.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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The residents sheltering in place during the pandemic hit more deer, left more trash that fed more rats, all of which sustained a bigger pack of coyotes over the past year.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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To survive these transformations, rich states have resorted among other things to the ever greater exploitation, not only of poor states, but also of the human and ecological capital housed within them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Between 75 and 90 percent of Housing First participants remain housed after one year, which is significantly higher than traditional treatment-first models.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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As well as attracting huge foot traffic to its stores, the company’s brand benefits from its association with one of the Switzerland’s most storied watchmakers.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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In a 2019 genome-wide association study published in Nature Communications, researchers identified 351 genetic loci associated with morning chronotype (up from just 24 a decade ago) in a meta-analysis of nearly 700,000 individuals.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Agents provisioning access, processing payroll, remediating security incidents—with no identity, no audit trail, no compliance posture.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The press corps is well provisioned for long negotiations.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The couple takes in a boarder, Herald Loomis, whose search for his missing wife draws the house into a reckoning with forces — both human and supernatural — that haunt everyone who is rooming there.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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Staged funding and equity incentives gave investors and founders room to learn and adjust.—
David H. Hsu,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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The former governor of Maryland is launching a leadership institute at Washington College and says he's done with seeking political office.—
Erin Cox,
Washington Post,
18 May 2026
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Originally established for unemployed gold miners during the Gold Rush era, the institute now offers a broad range of public programming and community resources.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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“Board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/board. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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