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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
Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Roy Lopez represents Dallas on the DART board and said Bryant’s proposal is the only way to save the agency.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Investigators said the suspect boarded an American Airlines flight to Havana but was arrested before the plane took off.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
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Noun
An old office space on the former Tokyo Electron campus in Southeast Austin was filled with presentation boards and leaflets on the final, chilly Saturday of January as residents funneled through to try to learn about the future of their neighborhood.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Roy Lopez represents Dallas on the DART board and said Bryant’s proposal is the only way to save the agency.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
French producer Nathalie Mesuret of Blue Monday discovered the project at Film Bazaar and boarded the production there.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Investigators said the suspect boarded an American Airlines flight to Havana but was arrested before the plane took off.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for board
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Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have since issued emotional pleas for her return, offering to pay after unverified ransom notes were sent to several media organizations.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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But the study, which Wengert’s organization is conducting on the state’s behalf, isn’t due until next year.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Leavitt turns the tables on media outrage as FBI seizes Fulton election documents.—
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FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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All the more remarkable then, that the 1899 lay forgotten for years in a cellar, before eventually ending up on Soo Hoo’s table.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The snowpack that builds up over the winter in the Sierra Nevada slowly melts to feed rivers and reservoirs through the spring and summer.—
Monica Garske,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Try soaking some banana peels for a few days and then use the water to feed houseplants.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
10 Feb. 2026
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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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Wasserman has previously apologized for his correspondence with Maxwell and expressed regret for having any association with both her and Jeffrey Epstein.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Here is how some countries stack up, based on information compiled by CNBC from national Olympic committees, sports associations and local reports.—
Lee Ying Shan,Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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Swyngedouw called for greater emphasis by governments on provisioning water as a public service.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2026
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Traditional cloud approaches provision GPU capacity and leave optimization to customers.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 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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Now on its 15th edition, First Look is partnerning with Uruguayan film institute ACAU to present six Uruguayan feature films currently in post, which its producers will present to international sales agents, buyers, festival programmers and post-production fund reps.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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Some employees questioned why Walsh had been chosen, given that his research focus was quite different from that of the institute.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/board. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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