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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
Either the husband or the wife might have caught the virus there and then boarded the cruise ship, along with the virus.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Unlike previous interceptions, which mostly took place under the cover of night, the Israeli military boarded the boats in broad daylight.
—Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Inside a boarded-up and vacant house that dates to 1920, renovations were unfinished, the floors sanded but lacking polish.
—Graham Womack
may 18, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
Four months ago, the end credits rolled for the last movie shown at the Apple Xtreme Cinema, the lights were turned off and the cineplex boarded up.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
Two days after being questioned, Rodriguez Singh, her husband and six children boarded a flight to India.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 May 2026
The group is backed by the German-language distributor X Verleih and TrustNordisk, which has boarded as their international sales agent.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 May 2026
After the raid, the front doors were also boarded off.
—Jeff A. Chamer
may 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Paramount Pictures Brazil has boarded the project as a co-producer.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 May 2026
Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Unlike previous interceptions, which mostly took place under the cover of night, the Israeli military boarded the boats in broad daylight.
—Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Inside a boarded-up and vacant house that dates to 1920, renovations were unfinished, the floors sanded but lacking polish.
—Graham Womack
may 18, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
Four months ago, the end credits rolled for the last movie shown at the Apple Xtreme Cinema, the lights were turned off and the cineplex boarded up.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
Two days after being questioned, Rodriguez Singh, her husband and six children boarded a flight to India.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 May 2026
The group is backed by the German-language distributor X Verleih and TrustNordisk, which has boarded as their international sales agent.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 May 2026
After the raid, the front doors were also boarded off.
—Jeff A. Chamer
may 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Paramount Pictures Brazil has boarded the project as a co-producer.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarded
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Some shaggy buffalo drowsed in a patch of shade, and a hose fed water into a large puddle where a white goose paddled in tight circles.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Before the Lyon students went to the play elements, they were fed a lunch of hot dogs, chips and frozen custard.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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It is housed in the same building as the attraction’s affiliate, The Escape Game, which opened in 2015 and took hold in the world of escape rooms.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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The Spanish Revival skyscraper once housed one of the city’s first newspapers, but later served as a resource center for hundreds of thousands of Cubans seeking asylum in the United States, according to Miami Dade College, which now operates the site as a museum.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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Customers were accommodated on other flights.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Organizers ultimately expanded several booths at the request of returning exhibitors, further tightening the number of galleries that could be accommodated.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
7 May 2026
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At various points throughout the past few months, the loose body would become lodged elsewhere inside Skubal’s arm, like a stick in a bike tire and Skubal’s elbow would become locked.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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One bullet lodged in a panel on the SUV’s passenger side.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
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“Boarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarded. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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