BUNKING Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

bunking

verb

present participle of bunk

as in housing

to provide with living quarters or shelter bunked the guest in the spare room

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Recent Examples of bunking Collins is bunking in a 10-bedroom villa with a view of the ocean that is renting for approximately $12 thousand a day with a private chef and full staff. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026 Though Biggs is making the upgrade from tween to teen room, the content creator is still bunking with her younger sister, Aleia. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 Three weeks of bunking in the hustle and hype of the Del Mar Fairgrounds ended Sunday, the last day for hundreds of employees and exhibitors at this year’s San Diego County Fair. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026 Pre-bunking to inoculate against misinformation Fighting back against misinformation about climate change has proved to be possible, though not easy. — Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 June 2026

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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

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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

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That’s true even while lodging in a dorm room at Missouri Western State University, home of the Chiefs’ annual summer training camp.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
The criminal complaint alleges that Castro fired a gun at the front door of a home in Minneapolis, striking a victim in the leg before lodging in a child’s bedroom wall, and then knowingly provided false information to an officer about it.

— Mark Vancleave, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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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

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But be prepared for long mountain views, longer mountain hikes, camping under the northern lights and singing along with howling wolves.

— Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of camping

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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

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