boarded

past tense of board

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of boarded Hanway Films has boarded Luca Guadagnino‘s Bernardo Bertolucci documentary Joie De Vivre, which debuts at this year’s Venice Film Festival. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 Following the game, the team boarded a red-eye flight back to Newark Liberty International Airport. Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 After 49 years in America, Park packed his life into two suitcases and a golf bag and boarded a one-way flight to South Korea, leaving behind his two children, a son, 29, and a daughter, 25. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026 Leonardo DiCaprio‘s Appian Way and Emmy winner Dax Dasilva have boarded as executive producers. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Emmy-winning producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Dax Dasilva have boarded Werewolf in the Waves as executive producers, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Spin Staff, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026 As the plane boarded, Steve Buckingham happened to come through the hatch. Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026 Hayden said Dankert and two other women boarded the boat with Shieh in the Seaport late that night. Louisa Moller, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Surprising Fact The National Gallery of Art, which is located on Constitution Avenue and nearby Pennsylvania Avenue, boarded up some of its outdoor sculptures after conducting a vibration study for the race, according to NPR. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarded
Verb
  • The children did not attend school, were fed poorly and did not receive medical attention even if injured or sick, according to the report.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This plasma pasta wraps around the black hole and is gradually fed to it, with some former star stuff being ejected as near-light-speed jets.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In 2023, Campbell’s closed its corporate headquarters in Ballantyne, which had once housed about 1,300 corporate employees.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026
  • An elevator ride to the fourth floor brings you to where most of the museum’s collection is housed.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Her school from fourth to seventh grade, Colegio San Agustín Makati, accommodated her tournament schedule.
    Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The United Kingdom and the United States ran deficits that accommodated both Japan’s and Germany’s surpluses.
    MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Authorities said the bullet later lodged in a child's bedroom wall.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Formula 1’s 2026 Monaco Grand Prix results have been overturned again, as the FIA International Court of Appeal determined the time penalties initially lodged against Pierre Gasly will stand.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Boarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarded. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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