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
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.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunked
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Before being put on death watch, which begins seven days before execution, Djerf was at the Rincon Unit in Tucson, where all men on death row are housed.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Departing Paris on May 4, 2026, the new three-night route will bring guests south through France and into Italy with a stop in Pompeii before continuing to Ravello for a stay at Belmond’s Caruso, a luxury hotel housed in a former 11th-century palazzo in Ravello.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
17 Oct. 2025
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Creating a world where kids like her daughter aren’t just accommodated — they’re empowered.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Our waitress accommodated a few kid-specific adjustment requests without much trouble, making for an overall pleasant experience.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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The ex-councilor pleaded guilty on May 5 to two of six charges — one count of wire fraud and one count of theft concerning a federal program — that had been lodged against her in a December 2024 federal indictment.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Sankei Shimbun reported that Tokyo has lodged a protest with Moscow through diplomatic channels.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Bunked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunked. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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