as in housed
to provide with living quarters or shelter
bunked the guest in the spare room
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Recent Examples of bunked
In his photographs of young men of the RAF, Beaton finds a slight homoerotic lens — there’s men sharing cigarettes, bunked together in the trenches and mending clothes on a sewing machine.
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
This is where hundreds of workers bunked while building Henry Flagler’s Key West extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, which connected the Keys to mainland Florida.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
This is where hundreds of workers bunked while building Henry Flagler’s Key West extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, which connected the Keys to mainland Florida.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunked
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The results of his project comprise the Heinz Gaube Lebanese Architectural Photographs Collection, housed at Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) and available via JSTOR.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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The wing traditionally served as the office of the First Lady, and previously housed a portico as well as a colonnade that led to the Executive Residence.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The great infrastructure projects of the last century included airports, transnational highways, and deep water harbors that accommodated cargo containers.—
Bipul Sinha,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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No strollers allowed, but wheelchairs will be accommodated.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Fisher Phillips' $450,000 investigation found that the city didn't break any laws while handling allegations of harassment lodged against Cook.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, the back window of the vehicle was shattered, and a bullet was lodged in the passenger side of the back bumper, the statement said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Bunked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunked. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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