harbored

past tense of harbor

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Recent Examples of harbored The art will encompass the stories of Black people who journeyed north to escape slavery and the early Westfield settlers who ran safehouses that harbored them during their travels. Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025 In 2005, shortly after arriving in orbit around the ringed planet, the joint NASA–European Space Agency (ESA) Cassini mission found clinching evidence that Enceladus harbored a liquid-water ocean beneath its bright-white icy crust—plumes of seawater spraying up from the moon’s south pole. Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025 Mae raised Burnett’s mother, Louise Creighton, in San Antonio, Texas, but Louise—who had a passion for the cinema, and a severe beauty reminiscent of Joan Crawford’s—harbored dreams of moving to Hollywood to become a columnist on celebrity culture. Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 In between clips of the film subject’s standup sets, Dustin, who’s rarely seen without a drink or a cigarette, talks about his and his father’s bipolar depression, his struggle with alcohol and regrets he’s harbored throughout his life. Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025 The truth about Sonia Sonia, whose real name is Rocío, has harbored a long-standing obsession with Lorenzo dating back to her childhood that has never been reciprocated. Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 24 Sep. 2025 Nighttime Sounds blends social realism with surrealist elements to tell a moving and visually arresting story about the burdens and desires harbored by women in China’s rural villages. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025 Support for political violence was even higher among individuals who harbored multiple hateful phobias, according to his survey of over 9,300 adults. Juliana Kim, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025 Fleiss, 59, still harbored some resentment toward Sheen more than three decades after her prostitution ring was uncovered, in part due to traveler's checks Sheen used to pay for services. Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harbored
Verb
  • Between 2011 and 2022, roughly 380 Kansas drivers had the designation on the front of their license changed, according to Appeals Court Judge Karen Arnold-Burger, who authored the June ruling against Kobach.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The remaining 10,000 had no income cap.
    Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Of the birthing facilities currently operating in Louisville, all are housed within hospital settings, according to the planning commission staff report.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Milwaukee's Office of Community Wellness and Safety was formerly known as the Office of Violence Prevention and is currently housed in the city's Department of Administration.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The heroism of educators and staff who kept students quiet under pews and sheltered in a downstairs classroom is vividly revealed.
    Michael Dorgan , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In the last year, Trantalis said, the city’s efforts have sheltered more than 80 people, helped 18 secure housing and 41 reunite with their families.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • The coach also alleged SJSU accommodated Fleming with other special exceptions, that were not granted to female athletes.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Use it, tell them about your dietary needs and ask if you can be accommodated beyond a baked potato.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This ripper supports nearly every DVD format, including protected discs with CSS, region codes, and Sony ARccOS.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025
  • That means the night skies in and around Capitol Reef are especially protected from star-obscuring light, so this playground of cliffs, arches, and canyons has some of the best stargazing in the country.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This was essentially a cost-saving and simplification exercise and few alarm bells rang at the time, not least because BHP retained a standard listing on the LSE, allowing British investors to remain exposed to the business.
    Ian King, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • It was reported not long after Collier’s press conference that Engelbert isn’t expected to be retained as commissioner once the new collective bargaining agreement is ratified.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One month before the fatal shooting in August, on July 11, gunshots destroyed 11 windows at The Grand; Bullets entered the apartment building and lodged into cabinets and walls, the suit claims.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The court ordered that Roberts be detained and was advised that an immigration detainer has been lodged, according to the docket.
    Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Harbored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harbored. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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