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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
The passengers were sheltered until they could be boarded onto another bus that took them to Fall River, Massachusetts, according to Zagrodzky.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
On 2 March 1955, Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old African- American high-school student, boarded a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, taking a window seat.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 24 Jan. 2026
The nine actual members of the Wu Tang Clan collective weren’t interviewed for the project, and are only heard from in archival interviews, although the RZA was on-boarded as an executive producer.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
On Wednesday night, Kash Patel boarded a Federal Bureau of Investigation Boeing 757 bound for Mexico.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 23 Jan. 2026
The president then boarded a new aircraft, which took off shortly after midnight.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The president will boarded another aircraft and continued on to Switzerland.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
More than 50 of the 62 House Democrats in August boarded a chartered jet to Chicago to grind action in the 150-member chamber to a halt ahead of the debate on the redistricting plan.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Other notable figures who boarded the royal yacht included Presidents Ford, Reagan, and Clinton, singer Frank Sinatra, and silver-screen icon Elizabeth Taylor, according to a 2018 press release from The Royal Yacht Britannia Trust and a 1983 Washington Post report.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
On 2 March 1955, Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old African- American high-school student, boarded a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, taking a window seat.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 24 Jan. 2026
The nine actual members of the Wu Tang Clan collective weren’t interviewed for the project, and are only heard from in archival interviews, although the RZA was on-boarded as an executive producer.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
On Wednesday night, Kash Patel boarded a Federal Bureau of Investigation Boeing 757 bound for Mexico.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 23 Jan. 2026
The president then boarded a new aircraft, which took off shortly after midnight.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The president will boarded another aircraft and continued on to Switzerland.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
More than 50 of the 62 House Democrats in August boarded a chartered jet to Chicago to grind action in the 150-member chamber to a halt ahead of the debate on the redistricting plan.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Other notable figures who boarded the royal yacht included Presidents Ford, Reagan, and Clinton, singer Frank Sinatra, and silver-screen icon Elizabeth Taylor, according to a 2018 press release from The Royal Yacht Britannia Trust and a 1983 Washington Post report.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarded
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Celebrini then intercepted a pass from Filip Hronek at the Canucks’ blue line, carried it into the Vancouver zone and found William Eklund, who fed Gaudette for a one-timer and his 11th goal of the season.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Humans will also be needed, like AI Product Managers, to ensure compound systems are fed the correct context and information to architect the right models and route tasks intelligently.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Iraq's foreign currency reserves have been housed at the United States' Federal Reserve.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The committee voted to fully fund payments to jails, which have housed some offenders as a backup, and for medical payments.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2026
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This increased the number of cases and product that could be accommodated on each pallet.—
Ken Bowles,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The vehicle accommodated one adult rider, with space for 160 liters of cargo or an optional child seat behind the main seat.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
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According to the sheriff's office, Waldrep is lodged at the Macomb County Jail.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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And Patterson’s football becomes lodged many feet above the floor.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Boarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarded. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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