as in housing
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 chambering
In a later portion of the video, sources said the person believed to be Clark can be seen reaching into the backseat of the vehicle and then shooting Vazquez, before chambering a second round and taking his own life.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 20 May 2026
Bolt-action rifles, prized for reliability, require the operator to pull the trigger for one round before manually chambering another round.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 20 May 2026
Bolt-action rifles, prized for reliability, require the operator to pull the trigger for one round before manually chambering another round.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chambering
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Instead of scrambling for shelter, Tran’s family will play host, housing an aunt and uncle who live across the street from the GKN plant.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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In addition to housing the festival, operated by De Niro and Rosenthal’s production company Tribeca Enterprises, the city raised many of this year’s directors and served as both character and backdrop for a slew of the films in the current slate.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2026
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The park's one-room camping cabins each have a set of bunk beds and one double bed, accommodating four to six people.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Midwest Living,
4 June 2026
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The low-pressure gatherings taking place in coffee shops, accommodating bars and private homes are intended to turn tedious and procrastination-inducing adult responsibilities into productive time with a twist.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Travelers looking for the family-friendly side of Mardi Gras should book lodging outside the French Quarter and plan their schedule around the daytime and early-evening parades.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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According to the lawsuit, the union’s anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation policy prohibits retaliation against employees for lodging a discrimination or harassment complaint or assisting in the investigation of such a complaint.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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Dark Renaissance will teach you a great deal about Marlowe’s brilliance and the Elizabethan era—its theater, the aristocracy, the spy craft, and the finer points of drawing and quartering religious dissidents.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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The closest buck was quartering away to my right, running hard.—
Robert Merchant,
Outdoor Life,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Chambering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chambering. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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