boarding

verb

present participle of board
1
as in feeding
to provide food or meals for housed and boarded many foster children over the years

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2
as in housing
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 boarding Imagine families arriving from Orlando before boarding a Disney cruise. — Jack Kennedy, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026 Nicole Kidman rocks a curly hairstyle while boarding a private jet in Ibiza on July 15. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 But there seems to be very little awareness that others nearby may be trying to relax, read, eat or simply enjoy a few minutes of peace before boarding a flight. — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 The main compartment has two zippered mesh pockets for effortless organization, while the exterior offers two more zippered pockets for stashing small items before going through TSA or boarding the plane. — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026 With aesthetic tourism on the rise, boarding a flight for a better (and cheaper) upper bleph has become increasingly common. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 The 59-year-old actress was spotted boarding a plane in Ibiza, Spain. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 15 July 2026 French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu tweets that five passengers from the country were evacuated from the ship and one of them exhibited symptoms after boarding the evacuation flight. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 He was arrested early Saturday at a Bangkok airport before boarding a flight bound for Perth, Australia, and charged with raping a minor. — Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarding
  1. feeding
  2. housing
  3. catering
  4. lodging
  5. accommodating
  6. sheltering
  7. rooming
  8. camping
Verb
  • These would fall back to the center of the galaxy and form a swirling disk around its incumbent black hole, once again feeding it and triggering a new period of growth.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 July 2026
  • The fishermen’s problem To understand why a shark-feeding bill is moving through Congress, start with the fishermen.
    — Kate Waxman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Definition of feeding
Verb
  • The base played a critical role in national defense, housing a command bunker, planted deep into the regional loess, that was designed to withstand a nuclear blast.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • The second and third stories are open to visitors, while the first floor housing the gift shop remains closed.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of housing
Verb
  • Separated from downtown Ho Chi Minh City by a bend in the Saigon River, Thảo Điền was once best known as the city’s expat enclave—a leafy neighborhood of villas, international schools, and cafés catering largely to foreign residents.
    — Dan Q. Dao, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026
  • Road trippers will find public EV charging points in key market towns or at more than 50 self-catering cottages offering on-site charging.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of catering
Verb
  • Where to Stay There aren’t a ton of lodging options in Baileys Harbor, but the ones that do exist are all family-owned and independently operated.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
  • Human trafficking prevention Senate Bill 570 requires certain lodging operators to provide human trafficking awareness training to employees.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of lodging
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  • There are various intimate private dining spaces, the largest of which—the Salon, a discreet room accommodating up to 30 guests—is at the back, hidden from the public eye.
    — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 11 July 2026
  • There are a number of configurations, blocks, and mini-blocks that can be reserved, accommodating groups of all sizes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Definition of accommodating
Verb
  • Al-Zaharnah’s journey of mourning began in October when an Israeli missile leveled the five-story building in Gaza City where his family was sheltering with others during Israel’s war against Hamas militants.
    — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Some festivalgoers were sheltering under a museum overhang tonight, singing patriotic tunes as rain began falling.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Definition of sheltering
Verb
  • The couple takes in a boarder, Herald Loomis, whose search for his missing wife draws the house into a reckoning with forces — both human and supernatural — that haunt everyone who is rooming there.
    — Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 13 May 2026
  • The dispute — fueled by Fleming’s claims about Slusser’s health and academics and Slusser’s allegations about playing and rooming with a biological male — has triggered lawsuits and intense national scrutiny on the program.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of rooming
Verb
  • Most camping chairs with footrests are designed to be durable enough to last for long periods of time.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
  • Last year, Boise passed its own ordinance to comply with the law, banning camping and ticketing violators with an infraction and a $10 fine.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
Definition of camping

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