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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
It was boarded up and moved off-site during construction, then returned as a nostalgic centerpiece at the Mission Pacific.
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Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
It’s also understood that Amazon had seen all the early iterations of the script, before Guadagnino boarded the project.
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Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
19 June 2026
On May 29, Dave and Jesni boarded a helicopter that should have whisked them away to a honeymoon hotel in Atlanta, just 40 miles from their ceremony at The Revere Venue in Dawsonville, Ga.
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Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Those windows are still boarded up.
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Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
The windows were dark and some were boarded, some boarded up.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
On Sunday, the 24-year-old was one of 12 people who boarded a skydiving plane that crashed shortly after takeoff.
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Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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.
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Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
It’s also understood that Amazon had seen all the early iterations of the script, before Guadagnino boarded the project.
—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
19 June 2026
On May 29, Dave and Jesni boarded a helicopter that should have whisked them away to a honeymoon hotel in Atlanta, just 40 miles from their ceremony at The Revere Venue in Dawsonville, Ga.
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Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Those windows are still boarded up.
—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
The windows were dark and some were boarded, some boarded up.
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
On Sunday, the 24-year-old was one of 12 people who boarded a skydiving plane that crashed shortly after takeoff.
—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
Businesses in Geneva were boarded up and hundreds of riot police were deployed in the streets over concerns about violence.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarded
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Instead of staying in the area of the ranch where the giraffes are fed, Gracie decided to forage on higher terrain and climbed rocks to escape.
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The property features over a mile of frontage along Fall River and controls two of the river’s primary spring-fed tributaries — Spring Creek and Lava Creek, according to Hall and Hall.
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The answers have housed over 1,000 refugees across 24 campuses — dining halls, health clinics, student volunteers, and all.
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The Caribbean’s most significant private collection of contemporary art is housed in this nine-bedroom villa at Viceroy Sugar Beach, which opened in February 2025.
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Textron and the participating pilots also have to coordinate with the Special Olympics organizers to make sure all the athletes are accommodated appropriately.
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Extreme weather that experts say may be fueled by climate change has become a concern for producers, who say the problem should be accommodated with a more predictable purchase price.
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The pine tree that graced his yard since at least 1985 was firmly lodged in his garage while the top of a tree that obliterated his next door neighbor’s roof dangled precariously in his backyard.
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He was taken into custody and lodged in the Oakland County Jail.
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“Boarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarded. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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