as in tenant
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
a boarder who paid $100 per week for a room and meals
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Recent Examples of boarder
The beach is also used by swimmers and standup paddle boarders, and tensions can run high if too many people are in the water.
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Erin Mendell, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Hailed as a generous benefactor, Puente, then in her 50s, was in reality murdering her boarders and continuing to cash their social security checks.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
In the meantime, skiers and boarders have the new lift at Bear Mountain’s to try out.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
There are unlockable boarders and boards, a bunch of different modes, and even a multiplayer mode.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Erin Mendell, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Hailed as a generous benefactor, Puente, then in her 50s, was in reality murdering her boarders and continuing to cash their social security checks.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
In the meantime, skiers and boarders have the new lift at Bear Mountain’s to try out.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
There are unlockable boarders and boards, a bunch of different modes, and even a multiplayer mode.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarder
Noun
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Mariana’s also involved in the renovation of Ayala Triangle Gardens Tower 1—built in 1996—which will offer amenities such as daycare centers and gyms to keep tenants sticky.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Average tenant sales per square foot totaled $465 for the 12 months ended June 30, compared to $438 during the prior year.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Initially, Coffin figured the immediate threat was the fire until she and the rest of the Phantom Ranch lodgers were informed about the toxic gas.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
16 July 2025
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Short-term rental lodgers across the United States may be wasting more than $2.3 billion in food each year, a new study has found.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
10 July 2025
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Entering the Bob Dylan Center, visitors are greeted in the lobby with a 16-foot metalwork designed and built for the center by Dylan at his Black Buffalo Artworks studio in Malibu, California.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Keep an eye out for chachalaca, green jays, Altamira orioles, and the occasional rare avian visitor that wanders in from faraway.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Boarder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarder. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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