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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
Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The building contains the chapel and Francis' chambers, a bedroom and study.
—George Petras, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Rebekah Riess, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
The Station Six, chambered in either 9 mm or .45-caliber, derives its name from Britain's WWII-era Station IX, a weapons research and development division that created the Welrod.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Noun
And notably, each chamber’s committee overseeing housing policy is chaired by a renter: Haney in the Assembly and state Sen. Aisha Wahab, D-Hayward, in the Senate.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The building contains the chapel and Francis' chambers, a bedroom and study.
—George Petras, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
After the teen chambered a round, a staff member was able to flee to a back office and alerted the police, the airport said.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
The Station Six, chambered in either 9 mm or .45-caliber, derives its name from Britain's WWII-era Station IX, a weapons research and development division that created the Welrod.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chamber
Noun
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Pharmacy layout: Wider aisles, new private screening rooms and private checkout areas.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Again, this isn’t a novel concept as much as Counsell reading the room and responding to a particular group of players.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For example, if an accumulation of cells block the bile ducts, a patient can develop cirrhosis, or liver damage.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Human retinas typically have three types of cone cells, which are what allow our eyes to detect various wavelengths of light.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Before the 2024 contest kicked off, over 60 LGBTQ+ organizations worldwide called for a Eurovision boycott over its inclusion of Israel amid the country’s siege on Gaza.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
29 Apr. 2025
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Two weeks after cutting funding for the organization that coordinates the report's production, the Trump administration has apparently informed all the authors working on it that their services are no longer needed.—
Alex Goy,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The plant will be able to house up to 28 production lines.—
Amy Neff Roth,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Set in Medieval England in the year 1348, the story alights on Lansley Abbey, a remote stone monastery in Yorkshire, which houses ten monks bound by a life of strict routine and devotion.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
Noun
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There were no landing lights or lights in the cabin.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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The lounge is reserved for customers flying internationally in the Polaris cabin, and its debut created a two-tiered lounge system with the airline’s more common United Clubs.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After pushback from the university — the institute’s projects included work to reduce health care disparities between rural and urban areas — the NIH restored its grant March 29.—
Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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After pushback from the university — the institute's projects included work to reduce health care disparities between rural and urban areas — the NIH restored its grant March 29.—
Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Other upcoming vehicles will also be developed to accommodate traditional internal combustion, hybrids and E-power.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The government has since decided to reopen the application process to accommodate new applications.—
Marta Abbà,
Wired News,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The roomy main compartment has multiple pen pockets, two slip pockets and a zipper pocket for smaller items.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Storage is primarily the main compartment, which does have a small zippered pocket near the top for keys, wallet, and smaller items.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
1 May 2025
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“Chamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chamber. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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