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noun

ˈbȯrd How to pronounce board (audio)
Definition of boardnext
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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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verb

1
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
Noun
According to court documents, the trust’s interest in the LLC will ultimately be distributed to the Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation, the community nonprofit that Barrow helps lead as a board member. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 Okuda was an adviser on Toyota’s board when Toyota added an American, Jim Press, to its board for the first time, in 2007. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
Depending on the exchange, anywhere from a dozen to more than a hundred Ukrainian prisoners get out, and board a different set of buses. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Andrean High School Classroom windows at Andrean High School were left boarded up following the Ef-2 tornado back in June. — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for board
Recent Examples of Synonyms for board
  1. organization
  2. table
  3. feed
  4. house
  5. association
  6. provision
  7. room
  8. institute
Noun
  • But Jewish religious nationalists, particularly uneducated young men, remain a threat, said John Munayer of the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue, an interreligious organization in Jerusalem.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The organization aims to end extreme poverty and encourages concertgoers to take action in their communities.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of organization
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  • The lakefront pool and hot tub are perfect for unwinding together, and De La Nonna’s giant pizzas and firepit tables make family dinners easy and fun for the whole group.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Police Dendermonde posted a series of pictures that included 49 gold bars laid out on a table, a bucket of gold coins and officers appearing to log the findings on a computer.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of table
Verb
  • Faster detection The technology feeds into Crytica’s Rapid Detection, Alert, and Isolation system, known as RDAi.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But sometimes, the editing steps outside that space – for instance, showing us all the players dancing, but omitting the music they’re being fed via earwig.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of feed
Verb
  • Grafton Correctional Institution houses just over 2,000 inmates for minimum and medium security levels and has been in operation since 1988, according to the facility.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The nonprofit operating the home, Inside Circle, purchased the property and plans to house people transitioning back into the community after serving time in prison.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of house
Noun
  • The head of the tenants association at the Frederick Douglass Houses on the Upper West Side took photos and videos of individuals sitting on blankets in a stairwell and laying on cardboard in a hallway.
    — Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As a result, German autoworker layoffs are now higher than during the global financial crisis of 2008–9 or the COVID pandemic, forcing German and European business associations to call for unprecedentedly stringent local content requirements.
    — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of association
Verb
  • No malware, no exploit, just an authorized credential doing what it was provisioned to do, which is why the usual defenses never fired.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • According to the second report, provisioning LNG export terminals is now the fastest-growing source of demand for US gas producers — moving so quickly that US gas supply will be in deficit by 2028.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of provision
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  • Improving representation is an important step, but leaders must also build processes that invite different viewpoints and give team members room to challenge prevailing ideas.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Always room for improvement … Rookie kicker Dominic Zvada went a perfect 10-for-10 in Wednesday’s practice.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
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  • The institute Asher works for has used AI to tap into the memories of the oldest living creatures on earth (the giant sea turtle), unearthing testimony of the long history of mankind’s horrors.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Araj’s institute is funding research on how to make old lenses young.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
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