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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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Rooms The College Green Hotel is situated in the heart of Dublin, housed in the former headquarters of the Bank of Ireland, which was built in 1912.
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Foxborough, a town of around 18,000 residents, is about 45 minutes outside of Boston and has housed the Patriots since 1971.
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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 owner of a former South Florida nursing school, accused of selling fake diplomas to students who then used the credentials to become licensed nurses, pleaded guilty this week to some of the federal charges lodged against her.
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Earlier this month, an Iranian drone costing less than $30,000 lodged itself between the two pilots of a $40 million Apache helicopter, leading to the chopper’s crash.
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“Boarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarded. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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