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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 Ritman, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
As of Friday afternoon, the state’s online jobs board listed 2,899 open positions.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Amanda Rosa
october 23, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Neon boarded North American rights to the film last year and will serve as its distributor.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Oscar-winning production designer James Price and costume designer Kate Hawley are on board.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
As of Friday afternoon, the state’s online jobs board listed 2,899 open positions.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
Following Taylor’s advice, Rogatinsky treated the house for termites, boarded it up and put a tarp on the roof to prevent further damage.
—Amanda Rosa
october 23, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Neon boarded North American rights to the film last year and will serve as its distributor.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for board
Noun
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Employees who have positive AI experiences become AI advocates, driving organic adoption throughout the organization.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Power of Cinema Award honors an individual or organization whose actions through storytelling have advanced the significance and social relevance of film in today’s modern culture.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Sometimes captains would provide space in their luxurious cabins for the klabautermann to sleep and share food and drink from their table.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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More than 20 televisions will show football and sports with live music, pool tables and a central horseshoe bar.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This means that filter-feeding oysters would have been able to pass all of Chesapeake Bay’s water through their gills in one day, Mann and Lockwood calculated.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Pet hair can collect along baseboards and under furniture where the larvae like to feed.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Reportedly, the company intends to reuse the fundamental robotic core — which houses the complex multimodal interaction and motion-control technology — to create a diverse range of new figures.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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The company was founded by high school buddies Mark Warren and Chris Pence, who came together to start the business in 2012 and have since expanded into a 13,000-square-foot facility that houses a 20-person team.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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It is not accredited by any major zoo or sanctuary associations, which is voluntary and comes with stricter welfare and conservation standards.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The association hosted its annual media day on Thursday afternoon, where executive director Bob Baldwin and Jim Clark, assistant director of communications, spoke about the state of the association and changes that will be coming for student athletes, coaches and fans in the upcoming seasons.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Every hatch is split into a series of storage cubbies, drawers and slide-outs that give each and every piece of provisioning a dedicated place to call home.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Oct. 2025
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Inside, the wasp provisions its offspring with paralyzed spiders or insects.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The idea for Off Court started with co-founder and CEO Mac Hunt, a former Vanderbilt basketball player and musician who roomed with Nesmith in college.—
Evan Dammarell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The story of the two stars rooming together made headlines back in 2013 when the reality star appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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According to the institute, the device can handle multiple data types at once — including text, images, and speech — enabling it to perform model training and reasoning with high speed and efficiency.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Christy Brown pledged in 2022 to donate $30 million over 20 years toward renovating buildings in the institute's downtown campus.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/board. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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