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chartered

verb

past tense of charter
1
as in rented
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum charter a boat

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2
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 When Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso pardoned Posada and released him from prison in August 2004, Gonzalez flew him to Honduras, on a plane chartered by Alvarez. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 Reports that Liverpool chartered their own jet are incorrect. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit chartered by Congress to guard public buildings, challenged the construction of the project. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Our hunting and conservation editor and his buddies chartered a helicopter to fly into an area of public land that was surrounded by private ranches. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026 The twin-engine Cessna was operated by Security Aviation and had been chartered to fly from Anchorage to Cape Newenham, located about 40 miles south of Goodnews Bay, according to KTUU. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The agency had chartered the plane, which crashed Thursday near its destination, the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, approximately 450 miles west of Anchorage. — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The 180-foot Elena of London can be chartered during this year’s Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, giving you the chance to compete in one of the Mediterranean’s largest and most prestigious regattas. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026 After performing in South Carolina, Barker and Goldstein chartered a private plane for their trip back to Los Angeles. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chartered
  1. rented
  2. enabled
  3. hired
  4. authorized
  5. empowered
  6. qualified
  7. licensed
  8. certified
Verb
  • The Rams rented a double-decker Qantas jet with beds for all 53 players.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than filming in New England, the production rented a spot for its faux home on San Juan Island, Washington, according to Elle Decor.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of rented
Verb
  • The funds have enabled it to purchase fighters’ loyalties, as well as advanced materiel, such as drones.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • At home, Congress overwhelmingly passed the USA PATRIOT Act that enabled more intrusive government surveillance in the name of counterterrorism.
    — Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of enabled
Verb
  • Lupoi, a first-time head coach, also hired two first-time coordinators.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Zeller sets this up ably by incorporating the sledgehammer blows of the builder hired by Toby into percussive passages of Volker Bertelmann’s ominous score.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of hired
Verb
  • Regulated facilities and medical labs can automatically audit PPE compliance and control authorized access into cleanroom environments.
    — Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to brief the media.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of authorized
Verb
  • Her fraught bunny legacy ultimately empowered other women, inspiring a new generation to claim their own stories.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Von Furstenberg, who built a fashion empire around a silhouette that empowered women to be in charge of their own bodies and lives, always got the memo, too.
    — Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of empowered
Verb
  • That’s because of Shaw’s injury record during his career and the worry of how United will rotate him with so many games this season, having qualified for the Champions League — and where this might leave them defensively.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In the old format, Shane van Gisbergen’s road-course dominance would’ve automatically qualified him for the playoff field thanks to two wins at extra curvy tracks this summer.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of qualified
Verb
  • The woman remains eligible to work as a registered nurse in Florida and in most places in the United States through an agreement that allows nurses licensed in one state to work elsewhere.
    — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The company licensed the intellectual property related to the approach from the National Eye Institute, which sits within the National Institutes of Health.
    — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of licensed
Verb
  • Along with other achievements, Carpenter participated in the prison’s braille program and is now now certified as a braille transcriber.
    — Greg Smith, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The company says the proof has been certified using the programming language Lean, which all but guarantees its correctness.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of certified

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“Chartered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chartered. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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