BOARDING Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

boarding

verb

present participle of board

as in feeding

to provide food or meals for housed and boarded many foster children over the years

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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 Argentine officials suggested the hantavirus outbreak could have originated from a bird-watching outing that took the deceased Dutch couple to a landfill, where they may have been exposed to rodents carrying the virus before boarding the ship, the Associated Press reported. —

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Another smart move would be boarding the E Line and riding west to the Expo/Crenshaw stop and taking the shuttle from there. —

Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 Businesses have been boarding up storefronts in Geneva, a center for United Nations offices, while some institutions like the World Trade Organization, which faced anti-capitalist protests in Seattle in the 1990s, are closing offices and instructing staff to work remotely. —

ABC News, 11 June 2026 Where To Eat in Copper Harbor Since options in the park are limited, be sure to enjoy a solid meal and stock up on groceries before boarding the ferry in Copper Harbor. —

Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026 The family alleges that they were led down the jet bridge, then asked to step aside before boarding the plane. —

Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026 The couple had been waiting 45 minutes when their flight to Cusco started boarding. —

Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 June 2026 In the roller coaster video, he is seen concealing a box of chicken nuggets before entering the park and later boarding Millennium Force. —

Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026 Tens of thousands of patients are boarding planes each year for stem cell treatment that no major medical body has cleared as safe or effective for what’s being sold. —

Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026

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However, ticks go through several stages in their life cycle while feeding on different animal hosts like mice and deer.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026
These are important tools used for both feeding and building their dens and digging for other menu items such as mice, gophers, voles and shrews.

— Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026