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as in had
to keep in one's mind or heart
he had long harbored a grudge against his old employer, who had high-handedly fired him without cause
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as in housed
to provide with living quarters or shelter
the woods in our suburb harbor deer, foxes, raccoons, and skunks
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as in sheltered
to be or provide a shelter for
the little cabin is harbored from the wind by a thick growth of pines
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Recent Examples of harbored
But Larry has long harbored more globe-spanning ambitions.
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Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Robin harbored a huge crush on Vickie, a fellow member of the Hawkins High School band, throughout season 4 of Stranger Things.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
Some evaluators harbored concerns over how Imai’s fastball would fare in the majors.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Jordan Wilmore, 24, of Kemah, Texas, has long harbored a dream to hold the badge, according to CBS affiliate KHOU-TV in Houston.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Until recently, many Americans who harbored racist and other troubling sentiments hid themselves beneath a proverbial rock.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The slough that harbored little bass in 2022 lay a few miles from the dam behind a cobbled sandbar sheltering it from the flow for a few hundred yards.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Having harbored secret crushes on each other at the time, the two might get a second chance at romance as they are reunited years later when Tyler crosses paths with Bode.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2025
These conditions have exacerbated many of the financial anxieties harbored by Americans, who are battling both elevated inflation and record-high debts, with surveys revealing plummeting confidence about both their present and future economic prospects.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Robin harbored a huge crush on Vickie, a fellow member of the Hawkins High School band, throughout season 4 of Stranger Things.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
Some evaluators harbored concerns over how Imai’s fastball would fare in the majors.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Jordan Wilmore, 24, of Kemah, Texas, has long harbored a dream to hold the badge, according to CBS affiliate KHOU-TV in Houston.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Until recently, many Americans who harbored racist and other troubling sentiments hid themselves beneath a proverbial rock.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The slough that harbored little bass in 2022 lay a few miles from the dam behind a cobbled sandbar sheltering it from the flow for a few hundred yards.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Having harbored secret crushes on each other at the time, the two might get a second chance at romance as they are reunited years later when Tyler crosses paths with Bode.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2025
These conditions have exacerbated many of the financial anxieties harbored by Americans, who are battling both elevated inflation and record-high debts, with surveys revealing plummeting confidence about both their present and future economic prospects.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harbored
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Ewing never married or had children, but is survived by other family members, per Extra.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The news and editorial staffs of the Orange County Register had no role in this post’s preparation.—
MemorialCare Medical Group,
Oc Register,
10 Jan. 2026
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The elementary school arts magnet program will be housed at University Park Creative Arts.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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That's because the Globes do look a little different this year, thanks to construction on the Beverly Hilton, the iconic hotel that's housed the awards show for decades.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Bieber will watch Smith deliver that message from backstage, private and sheltered from view.—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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As reports flooded in, hundreds of students sheltered in place across campus buildings, including Solomon Hall, where police said that roughly 150 to 300 people were barricaded inside.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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All new bookings will require guests to be aged 18 years or older, in a departure from Oceania’s previous policy, which accommodated passengers as young as six months on certain sailings.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Adding an additional four teams could be accommodated as soon as the 2026 season.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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Certain messages or actions, like inciting immediate violence or making true threats, aren’t protected speech.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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It’s made from flexible pebbled leather that molds against your body comfortably and features four metal feet on the bottom to keep the bag protected and clean.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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America’s public health report card is in, and New Hampshire has retained its crown as the country’s healthiest state.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Dubai retained its clear lead among Gulf real estate markets last year, with buyers spending 541 billion dirhams ($147 billion) on residential property in the emirate in 2025, some 27% more than the year before.—
Dominic Dudley,
semafor.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Toward the end of last month, more than a dozen separate proposals from Chinese satellite operators were lodged with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the global body responsible for coordinating radio spectrum and orbital slots.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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His friends also told him that Farabi Eye Hospital in Tehran experienced a particular surge in patients with pellets lodged in their eyes, with roughly 200 to 300 patients.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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