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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
Firefighters initially took a defensive stance, fighting the blaze from the outside the building to stop its spread, before knocking down the flames enough for crews to enter the business, which had its windows boarded up because of vandalism earlier in the week.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Photos and surveillance footage captured the moment Israeli soldiers in helmets and night vision goggles boarded the flotilla.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Local nonprofits eventually moved tenants out and the Charlotte Fire Department condemned and boarded up the building in December.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
As previously announced, Hill and Kristen Wiig lead the cast also featuring Bette Midler, who officially boarded the project only yesterday.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Guantánamo’s safe haven operations formally ended on January 31, 1996, when the last 124 balseros boarded a 727 airplane and made the hour-and-a-half flight to Miami.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
In a video captured by a fellow passenger, uniformed members of France’s National Gendarmerie boarded the plane and followed a flight attendant towards the rowdy flyers.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The plane returned to the gate, where passengers boarded a different plane and left for Las Vegas about two hours behind schedule.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
The complex has been boarded up and empty for several years.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Photos and surveillance footage captured the moment Israeli soldiers in helmets and night vision goggles boarded the flotilla.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Local nonprofits eventually moved tenants out and the Charlotte Fire Department condemned and boarded up the building in December.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
As previously announced, Hill and Kristen Wiig lead the cast also featuring Bette Midler, who officially boarded the project only yesterday.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Guantánamo’s safe haven operations formally ended on January 31, 1996, when the last 124 balseros boarded a 727 airplane and made the hour-and-a-half flight to Miami.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
In a video captured by a fellow passenger, uniformed members of France’s National Gendarmerie boarded the plane and followed a flight attendant towards the rowdy flyers.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The plane returned to the gate, where passengers boarded a different plane and left for Las Vegas about two hours behind schedule.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
The complex has been boarded up and empty for several years.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarded
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Air-to-water heat pumps still take heat from outside air, but instead of heating the air in a home, it’s fed into a wet central heating system which works kind of like gas central heating.—
Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
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Rain-fed fields in arid areas that had relied on dry farming for centuries were converted to water-intensive farms growing rice, and alfalfa.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Of the birthing facilities currently operating in Louisville, all are housed within hospital settings, according to the planning commission staff report.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Milwaukee's Office of Community Wellness and Safety was formerly known as the Office of Violence Prevention and is currently housed in the city's Department of Administration.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The coach also alleged SJSU accommodated Fleming with other special exceptions, that were not granted to female athletes.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Use it, tell them about your dietary needs and ask if you can be accommodated beyond a baked potato.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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One month before the fatal shooting in August, on July 11, gunshots destroyed 11 windows at The Grand; Bullets entered the apartment building and lodged into cabinets and walls, the suit claims.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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The court ordered that Roberts be detained and was advised that an immigration detainer has been lodged, according to the docket.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Boarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarded. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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