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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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But then a senator admitted it openly Civil society groups say the High Court decree violates the country’s 1987 constitution and international anti-corruption treaties that Haiti has signed.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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There is little mention of due process or debts being paid, agreements and treaties being broken, contracts and legal boundaries being dissolved.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Havenly Program, where the women learn to cook and run a cafe, has relied on federal grants for 50 percent of its budget.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2026
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The new definition would include grants for industry research and equipment; scholarships, apprenticeships and career training; recruitment of out-of-state companies and workers; and development of infrastructure and projects aimed at business retention and expansion.—
Joshua Haiar,
States Newsroom,
19 Feb. 2026
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Lems cited South Dakota Searchlight reporting that the Board of Economic Development’s longtime chairman, Jeff Erickson, also serves on the corporate board of CJ Schwan’s and is part of a corporation that rents office space to the company.—
Joshua Haiar,
States Newsroom,
19 Feb. 2026
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Sturtevants, a ski and bike shop with two locations in Ketchum, also rents fat-bikes that can be ridden on the scenic Wood River Trail.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The use of non-flammable inorganic electrolytes enhances safety and enables faster charging, making these materials especially attractive for next-generation batteries, reported Tech Explore.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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This exam enables the doctor to detect early signs of these diseases and prescribe appropriate treatments at their earliest stages.—
Mark Ryan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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Those contracts allow a lot of secrecy and for DHS to move quickly without following the usual processes and safeguards, said Charles Tiefer, a professor emeritus of law at the University of Baltimore Law School.—
Heather Hollingsworth,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Others leave secure jobs in the Middle East for contracts promising thousands of dollars and the possibility of Russian citizenship after a year on the frontlines.—
Emmanuel Igunza,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The one-time toothpaste mascot only begins to find his way when an unexpected acting call leads him to start working for a rental family service, which hires him out to play stand-in roles in strangers’ lives.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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To woo her, Almaviva hires Figaro (baritone Dean Murphy), the town’s jack-of-all-trades who (among other tasks) is the doctor’s barber and wig stylist.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Ray’s framework empowers advisors to stop avoiding the conversation and take small, strategic steps toward a more confident and meaningful exit.—
Matt Emma,
jsonline.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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But the resulting product empowers everyone to accomplish feats that were unimaginable just a few years ago.—
Neil Chilson,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Laws banning cooperative agreements with ICE were signed earlier this month in New Mexico and took effect last month in Maine.—
David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The bill does not bar unions and the CSU from including contingency clauses in future labor agreements, which is how the university system was able to withhold Teamsters Local 2010’s raises last year.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Charters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charters. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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