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as in treaties
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as in grants
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as in rents
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
charter a boat
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as in enables
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 charters
New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
The airline also charters a Bombardier Global 6000, which seats 13 but is limited to 11 for these flights, and Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, which seats 12 but is limited to 10.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
The law that charters the Fed allows the president to dismiss policymakers for cause, which is generally interpreted to mean gross professional negligence or malfeasance.
—New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
The airline also charters a Bombardier Global 6000, which seats 13 but is limited to 11 for these flights, and Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, which seats 12 but is limited to 10.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charters
Noun
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We have long been taught that energy security is a matter of geography, defined by who owns the land, who controls the straits, and who signs the treaties.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Undergoing demographic changes After Minnesota gained statehood in 1858, a series of broken treaties, armed conflicts and several laws forced Indigenous people onto reservations, opening up large swathes of land for white settlement.—
Daniel Cueto-Villalobos,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2026
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The measure, called the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, aims to speed home construction through grants, limits on environmental reviews and reducing barriers for modular housing — those that are manufactured in factories and then assembled on site.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Maryland Matters is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501(c)(3) public charity.—
Bryan P. Sears,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Mar. 2026
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Single White Female follows Allison (Fonda), who rents a room in her apartment to Hedra (Leigh) and begins to get suspicious about her tenant’s strange behavior.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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Owner Mary Josielewski rents her small rooms only to retirees.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This technology enables radars to observe moving targets from multiple angles, capturing more dynamic information to determine their attributes – and even distinguish potential decoy drones from the actual attackers.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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This distinctiveness enables theatergoers to engage more fully with a narrative that is centered on living and indulging in the human experience rather than simply acting as passive observers.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Packers, where Sullivan cut his teeth as a front office executive, have signed only 11 free agents to contracts over $2 million annually in the past five years.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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The judge also ordered that the center provide Beatty with artist and performance contracts affected by the closure.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Since speed dating only made Taylor more nervous, Jessi goes ahead and hires the dating coach who organized the speed-dating event to give Taylor some one-on-one tutelage.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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The district normally hires 600 to 800 new employees each year to fill the positions vacated by people leaving or retiring from AISD.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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And it has been understood that the Constitution empowers presidents to act quickly in an emergency.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2026
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This approach empowers operators to move beyond reactive purchasing and build enduring supply chain resilience, even amid ongoing global disruption.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Board members took up several agenda items including a major budget update and labor agreements.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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To cement Liberty Station as a future development site, the city is required under a 2023 court ruling to keep making progress toward completing compensation agreements and then working on plans for future development of Liberty Station.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Charters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charters. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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