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as in rented
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
charter a boat
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as in enabled
British
to give official or legal power to
a London firm seeking the services of a chartered accountant
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Recent Examples of chartered
In 1975, after the tragic crash of a C‑5 Galaxy military transport aircraft meant to evacuate Vietnamese orphans, two chartered Pan Am 747s stepped in as a part of Operation Babylift.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
The federation chartered a plane for 300 fans to travel from the capital Kinshasa to support the team, albeit Lumumba Vea was denied a visa.
—Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 10 June 2026
The community came together and chartered the city after years of feeling underrepresented — an issue typified by the construction of a football stadium despite an outcry from residents.
—Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Tri-City, though, is chartered by the state to serve a very specific geographic area that takes in most of Carlsbad, Vista and Oceanside.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Earlier this month, a chartered spaceflight for astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary was postponed due to concern about the leak, according to The Guardian.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
There are jets to be chartered, helicopters from the jets to be booked, and glam squads to be assembled in hotel suites where stylists have filled out racks.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 June 2026
Fans will be celebrating for three hours, before setting off in school buses to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro that have been chartered by the Tartan Army.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 3 June 2026
In Boston, 1,100 members of Scotland’s Tartan Army chartered 20 yellow school buses from Providence, Rhode Island, at $47 a seat, half the official shuttle price.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 25 May 2026
Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
The federation chartered a plane for 300 fans to travel from the capital Kinshasa to support the team, albeit Lumumba Vea was denied a visa.
—Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 10 June 2026
The community came together and chartered the city after years of feeling underrepresented — an issue typified by the construction of a football stadium despite an outcry from residents.
—Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Tri-City, though, is chartered by the state to serve a very specific geographic area that takes in most of Carlsbad, Vista and Oceanside.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Earlier this month, a chartered spaceflight for astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary was postponed due to concern about the leak, according to The Guardian.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
There are jets to be chartered, helicopters from the jets to be booked, and glam squads to be assembled in hotel suites where stylists have filled out racks.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 June 2026
Fans will be celebrating for three hours, before setting off in school buses to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro that have been chartered by the Tartan Army.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 3 June 2026
In Boston, 1,100 members of Scotland’s Tartan Army chartered 20 yellow school buses from Providence, Rhode Island, at $47 a seat, half the official shuttle price.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chartered
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In recent years, the principal has rented out the South Side high school’s campus to churches, nonprofits and sports leagues, and leaned on a new parent group to drum up donations.—
Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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In the mid-two-thousands, Whitehead periodically rented the house from an aunt, hosting friends on nostalgic trips that spurred him to write about the place.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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The program has enabled 17,000 upgrades in Maryland, including 10,500 in key areas near the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coast.—
CBS Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The Flow’s higher resolution is enabled by a new open-source display controller board called Enchanter.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
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But a director hired to helm a pilot, as James Burrows, who died Friday at 85, was again and again — almost as a lucky charm — helps set the tone for the series.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Firms hired large classes of associates, assigned them substantial quantities of legal work, billed clients for that work, and promoted a relatively small percentage into partnership.—
Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Rollins credited the administration's crackdown on fraud and recipients who aren't legally authorized to be in the country, as well as the new rules.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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In 2022, the Biden administration authorized an American company to finance and invest in a private business in Cuba, but the Cuban government never approved it.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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When individuals are empowered to declare their own career trajectories, input their own names into succession planning systems, and voice their professional needs, systemic bias plummets.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Projecting its own victory, the Iranian regime empowered a hardline leadership, fired missiles and drones at its neighbors, rejected temporary ceasefires, and doubled down on its right to a nuclear program.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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China has not qualified for the men’s World Cup since 2002, but soccer remains deeply popular in the country, where more than 44 million watched South Korea’s opening game against Czechia last week, according to data from state broadcaster CCTV.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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Scotland had not qualified for the World Cup in the past 28 years, so the Tartan Army had to watch the tournament from afar.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
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All bail agents involved in this call are licensed by the state of Michigan and hold Michigan concealed pistol license credentials, the police department said.—
Hannah McIlree,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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City officials later asked Gefre to help rewrite local ordinances so legitimate massage businesses could get licensed more easily.—
Tyler Quattrin,
Twin Cities,
19 June 2026
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These headphones are Hi-Res certified, with highly flexible silk diaphragms that extend up to 40kHz for exceptional treble clarity and thumping bass.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
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The regulatory filing, certified on May 26, 2026, confirms several of Tesla’s design goals while revealing a few mechanical surprises regarding the robotaxi’s drivetrain and overall mass.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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“Chartered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chartered. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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