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 The open sleeves and subtle collar strike that just-right balance between laid-back and polished, whether you’re headed to the beach or boarding a long-haul flight. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026 The scene of President Trump boarding Air Force One after last month’s NATO summit in Turkey is one that TV cameras and photographers have captured countless times. — August 11, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026 That loss has translated into over 40,000 industry jobs gone, vendors boarding up their storefronts and an exodus of below and above-the-line talent from the high cost of living in the City of Angels. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 He is accused of boarding a boat and shutting off the oxygen supply of a teenager who was diving at the time. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 The tale begins with a successful novelist in late middle age boarding a train after a publishing event. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Outside of cartoon land, however, the notion of boarding an exotic new flying machine—particularly one not yet certified by the Federal Aviation Administration—might not reassure a wary public. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026 Courtney Cox spotted boarding a boat along with friend, Jennifer Aniston, in Mallorca, for a summer vacation on July 27. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026 According to the affidavit, Fischer contacted a New York travel agency before purchasing an American Airlines ticket from Boston to London, only to cancel the reservation before boarding the flight. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarding
  1. feeding
  2. housing
  3. catering
  4. lodging
  5. accommodating
  6. sheltering
  7. rooming
  8. camping
Verb
  • During the summer, his sister Stephanie runs a fun and educational Farm Camp, where 100 kids experience all parts of the dairy farm, including feeding calves and milking cows.
    — Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike chess, which builds knowledge that mostly stays put on the board, reading keeps feeding the store of language and knowledge a person draws on for decades.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of feeding
Verb
  • Crucially, Cursor gains unparalleled access to xAI's vast GPU infrastructure, including the Colossus data center housing 200,000 Nvidia GPUs, with plans for a massive expansion to 500,000.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Plaintiffs' attorney Alexander Shalom argued that housing the plaintiffs in a segregated unit violates their constitutional rights against cruel and unusual punishment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of housing
Verb
  • Eastern handles are shorter and thicker, catering more to those who use a Penhold grip, where the head of the paddle is facing down and the paddle is held like a pen.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Airline catering workers have filed a new safety complaint against Flying Food Group, alleging they were exposed to unsafe and unsanitary working conditions at facilities serving Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
    — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of catering
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  • All nine bodies were airlifted to Frog Lake Huts, the backcountry lodging the group stayed at for two nights before the avalanche.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Experiences may eventually become a larger part of the platform, but Hachey emphasized that the next year will be focused on lodging execution.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of lodging
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  • According to the country's Home Affairs department, which briefed lawmakers on Tuesday, the country has spent nearly $18 million accommodating and transporting immigrants who demanded to return to their home countries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The 50-sheet feeder also works with multiple types of paper and different sizes batches, easily accommodating your needs.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of accommodating
Verb
  • More than 19,000 people were sheltering in tents, evacuation centers and makeshift camps after the earthquake struck off Flores early Saturday, damaging at least 4,500 homes, according to the National Disaster Management Agency.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Thousands were evacuated, with many sheltering in tents outdoors and afraid to return to their homes due to fears of aftershocks.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of sheltering
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  • Through the course of rooming together in dorms at rookie minicamp, doing community service work, taking group trips to Braves games and, of course, navigating practices, the Falcons’ rookie class formed a tight bond.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of rooming
Verb
  • More recently, the tiny Delica Mini has expanded the Delica's dominion, flashing some adventure and camping chops of its own.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But over the course of the next several years in Chicago, our friendship grew, during movie nights and house parties; camping trips and clothing swaps.
    — Birdie Horne, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of camping

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“Boarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarding. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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