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as in fed
to provide food or meals for
housed and boarded many foster children over the years
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as in housed
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 boarded
Businesses in Geneva were boarded up and hundreds of riot police were deployed in the streets over concerns about violence.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Having joined Netflix in 2018, Howe boarded the video streaming giant as the Peak TV era got underway with overall deals with Ryan Murphy and Shondaland amid a gold rush for content creators and streamers.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
Scores of businesses and shops in downtown Geneva boarded up their storefronts with wooden panels as a precaution, leery of upheaval that left a trail of damage in the city during a similar summit in Evian in 2003.
—Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
In May, two seafarers aboard a cargo vessel anchored in the Bay of Port-au-Prince were kidnapped after gunmen boarded their ship.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
My grandmother boarded him on a farm outside Berlin to keep him safe.
—Alex Poppe, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
The Iberia pilot said the engine had failed to start after Leo had boarded.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Half of the Bad Bakers storefront was boarded up on Friday morning — National Donut Day, celebrated on the first Friday of June.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
Marginal MediaWorks has boarded the comedic short form, which won a special jury prize at this year’s SXSW and recently premiered at Denver’s SeriesFest.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 June 2026
Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Having joined Netflix in 2018, Howe boarded the video streaming giant as the Peak TV era got underway with overall deals with Ryan Murphy and Shondaland amid a gold rush for content creators and streamers.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
Scores of businesses and shops in downtown Geneva boarded up their storefronts with wooden panels as a precaution, leery of upheaval that left a trail of damage in the city during a similar summit in Evian in 2003.
—Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
In May, two seafarers aboard a cargo vessel anchored in the Bay of Port-au-Prince were kidnapped after gunmen boarded their ship.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
My grandmother boarded him on a farm outside Berlin to keep him safe.
—Alex Poppe, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
The Iberia pilot said the engine had failed to start after Leo had boarded.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Half of the Bad Bakers storefront was boarded up on Friday morning — National Donut Day, celebrated on the first Friday of June.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
Marginal MediaWorks has boarded the comedic short form, which won a special jury prize at this year’s SXSW and recently premiered at Denver’s SeriesFest.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarded
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The 22-mile-long, 12-mile-wide snow-fed lake holds 40 trillion gallons of water and is surrounded by 72 miles of shoreline.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Like dogs and cats, carnivorous plants can be fed and watered.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Two buildings at the Animal Protective League shelter in Springfield were heavily damaged, but none of the nearly 150 cats and 28 dogs housed there were injured, said Deana Corbin, the group's executive director.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Bigos Management, which purchased the plaza in 2019, already maintains Galtier Towers, two towers of residential units surrounding the multi-story plaza, which once housed a movie theatre, an international high school and the offices of Cray supercomputing.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
11 June 2026
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The center's restaurants and café have vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free items marked on their menus, and food allergies and special dietary needs will be accommodated as much as possible.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Beginning in 1978 when the city started to build Reunion Arena, the city of Dallas accommodated both the Mavericks and Stars with buildings that became key pieces to its growing downtown landscape.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
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Screen Producers Australia has lodged a 22-recommendation submission to the Australian government’s National Cultural Policy consultation, putting the market power of streaming platforms over independent producers at the center of its push for structural reform.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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New Delhi lodged a diplomatic protest with Washington after three Indian sailors were killed in a US military strike on a tanker in the Gulf of Oman.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
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“Boarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarded. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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