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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
Recently, a Jewish woman boarded a C train.
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David Ingber, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
Half of the Bad Bakers storefront was boarded up on Friday morning — National Donut Day, celebrated on the first Friday of June.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
Marginal MediaWorks has boarded the comedic short form, which won a special jury prize at this year’s SXSW and recently premiered at Denver’s SeriesFest.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 June 2026
Again in February 2026, Dali boarded a United flight from Newark Airport to Milan, Italy, without a ticket or passport, which led to another arrest, a law enforcement source told CNN at the time.
—Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
While the ship was docked in Baltimore, CBP agents boarded it.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 6 June 2026
In New York, Picard boarded a liner bound for England.
—Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Family members believe Weston may have boarded a local train heading east before getting off at Yamashina.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
On a chilly January night in 2025, CATS bus driver Sheila Andrews buckled her seatbelt at the uptown Charlotte transit center as passengers boarded.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
David Ingber, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
Half of the Bad Bakers storefront was boarded up on Friday morning — National Donut Day, celebrated on the first Friday of June.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
Marginal MediaWorks has boarded the comedic short form, which won a special jury prize at this year’s SXSW and recently premiered at Denver’s SeriesFest.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 June 2026
Again in February 2026, Dali boarded a United flight from Newark Airport to Milan, Italy, without a ticket or passport, which led to another arrest, a law enforcement source told CNN at the time.
—Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
While the ship was docked in Baltimore, CBP agents boarded it.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 6 June 2026
In New York, Picard boarded a liner bound for England.
—Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Family members believe Weston may have boarded a local train heading east before getting off at Yamashina.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
On a chilly January night in 2025, CATS bus driver Sheila Andrews buckled her seatbelt at the uptown Charlotte transit center as passengers boarded.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarded
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The 22-mile-long, 12-mile-wide snow-fed lake holds 40 trillion gallons of water and is surrounded by 72 miles of shoreline.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Like dogs and cats, carnivorous plants can be fed and watered.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Two buildings at the Animal Protective League shelter in Springfield were heavily damaged, but none of the nearly 150 cats and 28 dogs housed there were injured, said Deana Corbin, the group's executive director.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Bigos Management, which purchased the plaza in 2019, already maintains Galtier Towers, two towers of residential units surrounding the multi-story plaza, which once housed a movie theatre, an international high school and the offices of Cray supercomputing.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
11 June 2026
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The center's restaurants and café have vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free items marked on their menus, and food allergies and special dietary needs will be accommodated as much as possible.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Beginning in 1978 when the city started to build Reunion Arena, the city of Dallas accommodated both the Mavericks and Stars with buildings that became key pieces to its growing downtown landscape.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
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Screen Producers Australia has lodged a 22-recommendation submission to the Australian government’s National Cultural Policy consultation, putting the market power of streaming platforms over independent producers at the center of its push for structural reform.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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New Delhi lodged a diplomatic protest with Washington after three Indian sailors were killed in a US military strike on a tanker in the Gulf of Oman.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
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“Boarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarded. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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