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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
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.
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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
The first wave of pre-season testing was cancelled and a flight was chartered for the following day for players and staff to attend the joint funeral.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 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
Meghan and Harry were reportedly forced to leave their Cotswolds farmhouse following the publication of intrusive photos of the home’s interior rooms which were taken via a helicopter chartered by Splash News.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 24 May 2026
The yacht is chartered in its entirety, so a maximum of 14 guests have a vast deck equipped with sunloungers, an expansive indoor saloon and bar, and a spa area all to themselves.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The district’s teachers have been represented by the IPEA since it was chartered as an Illinois Education Association local in 1983.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
In 2018, a Boeing 737 chartered by Cuba's national airline from a Mexican company crashed a short distance from Havana's Jose Marti Airport, killing all but one of 113 people on board.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
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
The first wave of pre-season testing was cancelled and a flight was chartered for the following day for players and staff to attend the joint funeral.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 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
Meghan and Harry were reportedly forced to leave their Cotswolds farmhouse following the publication of intrusive photos of the home’s interior rooms which were taken via a helicopter chartered by Splash News.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 24 May 2026
The yacht is chartered in its entirety, so a maximum of 14 guests have a vast deck equipped with sunloungers, an expansive indoor saloon and bar, and a spa area all to themselves.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The district’s teachers have been represented by the IPEA since it was chartered as an Illinois Education Association local in 1983.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
In 2018, a Boeing 737 chartered by Cuba's national airline from a Mexican company crashed a short distance from Havana's Jose Marti Airport, killing all but one of 113 people on board.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chartered
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Liden’s passageways were most likely rented, judging from the contact information for a Berlin scaffolding company taped to the wall inside one of them.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The transient occupancy tax equals 8% of rent charged to customers and applies to hotels, motels, Airbnb and VRBO rentals, and other spaces rented out for stays of 30 days or less.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Military historians often consider the Higgins boat one of the key logistical inventions that enabled large-scale amphibious warfare in the 20th century.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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The Missguided expansion enabled by the accelerator has scaled the brand to more than 160 countries in two years.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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Prosecutors alleged Roberts knowingly lacked employment authorization for nearly all of his two-decade career in urban education and submitted a counterfeit Social Security card when he was hired as superintendent of the Des Moines public school district, which serves 30,000 students.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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And yet, in the same window, my 50-person consulting firm hired its first full-stack software developer in January.—
Rob Collie,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Bills worth $250 are not yet authorized.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Police are not searching for a suspect and early evidence points to a multiple murder-suicide, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the incident but not authorized to speak publicly.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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Through their total rewards strategies, healthcare systems are empowered to attract, retain and reward top C-Suite and Provider talent.—
Jim Hebets,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The companies that benefit most from AI will be the ones that ensure all workers feel empowered by it.—
Matt Rosenbaum,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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The University of Central Florida recently qualified for the funding, which is designed to push schools to boost research.—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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The Lancers outdistanced runner-up Classical Academy (367) and Los Alamitos (372), both of which also qualified for state.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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According to the legal filing, the AI persona is not licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Wurst was originally licensed in 2014.—
Amber Gaudet,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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Superior Court Judge Joel Wohlfeil, who oversaw the pre-damages phase of the trial, certified the case as a class action in fall 2024 and then ruled the city had been violating the vehicle code.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Since its inception, the program has certified 277 workplaces globally impacting almost 300,000 women.—
Rachel Braun Scherl,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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“Chartered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chartered. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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