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 gun did not fire, prosecutors said, because no round was chambered.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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.
—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 Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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.
—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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Among them was a critical citation alleging the facility failed to ensure animals housed together or near each other were compatible.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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See where Waffle House got its start at the Waffle House museum housed in the restaurant’s original location.—
Karon Warren,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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Screws that fell off a truck on Highway 285 lodged into the tires of dozens of vehicles.—
Gabriela Vidal,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Las Vegas scored three unanswered goals to lead 3-2, and after the teams lodged a 4-4 tie, the Golden Knights’ Tomas Hertl took a whip-around pass from Colton Sissons and ripped the game-winning goal above Carolina goaltender Frederik Andersen to give the Golden Knights a stunning 1-0 series lead.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
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Beginning in 1978 when the city started to build Reunion Arena, the city of Dallas accommodated both the Mavericks and Stars with buildings that became key pieces to its growing downtown landscape.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
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For families Families can easily be accommodated, with rollaway beds, cribs, or connecting rooms with dual twin beds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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“Chambered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chambered. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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