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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Now 57, Vogelsang has served 27 years of a 355-years-to-life sentence and is housed at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, state records show.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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King sits in Clay County custody, currently housed in Platte County Jail, in lieu of payment of a $2 million cash bond.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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In 2024, Ronnie Reese, Johnson’s first press secretary, kept his job for months after harassment allegations were lodged against him by female subordinates.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Three performances in particular — one at Liverpool, one at Manchester City, one at Leeds — are lodged in the mind.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Brinson did not have time to wait in the long line that stretched down 52nd Street, but the town accommodated walk-ups.—
Steve Maugeri,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Meetings, private workspaces, and workshops for creative teams, producers, executives, and project stakeholders can also be accommodated.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Chambered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chambered. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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