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as in cell
one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
if the camera doesn't work, check to see that the battery has been properly installed in its chamber
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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
joined the local chamber of commerce
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
chambered the lost hikers in the barn until the next morning
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Recent Examples of chamber
Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Gieske was hired in July 2007 to handle the chamber’s marketing and special events and became its leader in January 2012.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2025
Bies will succeed the Honorable Vicki Vial Taylor and will be chambered in Hastings in Dakota County.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The Senate passed its own version of the larger health bill so both chambers will have to find compromise before session ends May 18.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Gieske was hired in July 2007 to handle the chamber’s marketing and special events and became its leader in January 2012.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Verb
Our Remingtons were chambered in 7mm Rem. Mag., the cartridge that launched with the Model 700 back in 1962.
—John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2025
Bies will succeed the Honorable Vicki Vial Taylor and will be chambered in Hastings in Dakota County.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chamber
Noun
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These were all things the Storm should have been celebrating afterward, but yet, for the second week in a row, the coaches and players will be headed back to the film room to figure out what went wrong.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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The room now held a gleaming white loft bed, with a small den of executive function underneath.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Each cell is stocked with paralyzed tree crickets, katydids and other orthoptera insects.—
Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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But like most cells in the body, B cells can malfunction or not function fully, enabling cancer cells to evade them.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Several of these PACs are affiliated with an organization called Public First, which received a grant of twenty million dollars from Anthropic.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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While 90% of respondents believe employees are using AI in their organization, just 22% indicate that AI ROI has met or exceeded their expectations.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Housing advocates maintain the policy kept families housed, noting a significant spike in evictions after the moratorium ended.—
Michael Casey,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Most were last housed within just a few miles of here.—
Zeynep Portway,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Video shot by a passenger aboard the plane and shared with CBS News shows smoke in the cabin of the aircraft.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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The recent coverage of a cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak is painfully familiar to cruisers who spent days and weeks trapped in their cabins at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The metal’s association with kings melds perfectly with his conception of himself as one.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Arts institutions in the area have formed an association to resist the development.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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The building will have a gym, a gross motor room with play equipment for the youngest students, a two-story library with reading nooks, a learning hub able to accommodate two classes at a time, and an outdoor area with patio furniture.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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This setup is ultra-welcoming and can accommodate a large crew—bring on the s'mores and bonfires this summer.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The hot water at the three compartment sink was measured below proper hot water temperatures.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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Cascading system failures would lead to a race against time to seal compartments and preserve breathable air, though decompression would often happen too quickly for the crew to react.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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“Chamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chamber. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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