as in housed
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 chambered
The Department of Homeland Security later released a photograph of the weapon, which officials familiar with the evidence said appears to be a custom Sig Sauer P320 chambered in 9mm.
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Bies will succeed the Honorable Vicki Vial Taylor and will be chambered in Hastings in Dakota County.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Bies will succeed the Honorable Vicki Vial Taylor and will be chambered in Hastings in Dakota County.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chambered
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Iraq's foreign currency reserves have been housed at the United States' Federal Reserve.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The committee voted to fully fund payments to jails, which have housed some offenders as a backup, and for medical payments.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2026
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According to the sheriff's office, Waldrep is lodged at the Macomb County Jail.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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And Patterson’s football becomes lodged many feet above the floor.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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This increased the number of cases and product that could be accommodated on each pallet.—
Ken Bowles,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The vehicle accommodated one adult rider, with space for 160 liters of cargo or an optional child seat behind the main seat.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Chambered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chambered. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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