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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 because Boras tends to represent players at the top of the market like Soto, some players harbored concerns that the agent carries undue influence on the union.
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
But federal law enforcement documents obtained by CNN suggest her son harbored dark secrets.
—Curt Devine, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Meier also said there was no evidence that Delgado-Garcia was targeted in any way or that anyone harbored any personal animosity toward him.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The companies made deals with whichever military despot was in power in Caracas, angering young intellectuals such as Rómulo Betancourt, who harbored dreams of a democratic Venezuela.
—The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Investigators previously said Grube had suicidal ideations, harbored anti-police sentiments and was pulled from the truck covered in gasoline.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Then there’s Rusty workplace rival, Tommy Molto (Peter Sarsgaard), seems to have harbored a crush on Carolyn.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
But Larry has long harbored more globe-spanning ambitions.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 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
Andy McCullough, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
But federal law enforcement documents obtained by CNN suggest her son harbored dark secrets.
—Curt Devine, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Meier also said there was no evidence that Delgado-Garcia was targeted in any way or that anyone harbored any personal animosity toward him.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The companies made deals with whichever military despot was in power in Caracas, angering young intellectuals such as Rómulo Betancourt, who harbored dreams of a democratic Venezuela.
—The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Investigators previously said Grube had suicidal ideations, harbored anti-police sentiments and was pulled from the truck covered in gasoline.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Then there’s Rusty workplace rival, Tommy Molto (Peter Sarsgaard), seems to have harbored a crush on Carolyn.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
But Larry has long harbored more globe-spanning ambitions.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harbored
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Shooter entered arena with two guns According to police, the shooter was a licensed gun owner and had a permit to carry out of Florida.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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For over a century, college football had regional identities.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Based on the crest fossil’s inner vascular canals and exterior texture, the team theorizes that the cranial accessory was likely housed in keratin and brightly colored.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
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But the aesthetic alone isn’t why the Grey, the restaurant housed there, routinely ranks on lists of the city’s best places to dine.—
Adam Kuehl,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Their home has sheltered four generations of their family.—
Pat Harvey,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Slopes sheltered from the wind or less than 30 degrees and not connected to steeper terrain are a safer bet.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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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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About 102,600 people could be accommodated daily through short-term rentals.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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This was partly out of deference to a president who thinks not of enemies but only of potential counterparties to be bargained with, bullied, swindled, or accommodated.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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As a child, Sky Roberts remembers how his big sister Virginia protected him.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Wizards hope that an early lottery pick will join that nucleus this offseason, but the team owes a top-eight protected 2026 first-round pick to the New York Knicks.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Cocktail dresses and cozy twinsets have been swapped out for work-appropriate blazers and cardigans layered over shirts, though Rowe retained some of Jones’s flirty personality by dressing her in pieces such as a mini skirt, made more demure styled with stockings.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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But the parents opting out point to research showing that students who used computers at school performed worse academically and that information is better retained when read on paper.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
16 Feb. 2026
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Policyholders shared complaints lodged against State Farm over denials to pay for the cleanup of fire toxins, rebuild estimates well below actual construction costs and delayed checks for living expenses.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The impact from the collision with the deputy caused some of the gate posts to become lodged into the front of the Dodge Charger patrol car.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Harbored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harbored. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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