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as in lodged
to provide with living quarters or shelter
some of the freshmen were temporarily housed in local motels while the new dorm was being finished
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as in encased
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
the famous document is housed in a special display case
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Recent Examples of housed
The results of his project comprise the Heinz Gaube Lebanese Architectural Photographs Collection, housed at Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) and available via JSTOR.
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JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
The wing traditionally served as the office of the First Lady, and previously housed a portico as well as a colonnade that led to the Executive Residence.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
The East Wing had housed the Office of the First Lady.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
Rodrigo performed beneath the soaring arches of the Armory’s Drill Hall — a venue steeped in New York military history — which once housed the Seventh Regiment of the National Guard, the first volunteer militia to answer Abraham Lincoln’s call in 1861.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2025
The East Wing, first built in 1902 and expanded during World War II, historically housed the first lady’s offices and the White House Social Office.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
For years, state Department of Public Safety Deputy Secretary William Lassiter has tried to persuade McFadden to do something with the building that once housed 72 teenagers.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
Before being put on death watch, which begins seven days before execution, Djerf was at the Rincon Unit in Tucson, where all men on death row are housed.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
At its peak, the village housed about 4,600 people.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
The wing traditionally served as the office of the First Lady, and previously housed a portico as well as a colonnade that led to the Executive Residence.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
The East Wing had housed the Office of the First Lady.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
Rodrigo performed beneath the soaring arches of the Armory’s Drill Hall — a venue steeped in New York military history — which once housed the Seventh Regiment of the National Guard, the first volunteer militia to answer Abraham Lincoln’s call in 1861.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2025
The East Wing, first built in 1902 and expanded during World War II, historically housed the first lady’s offices and the White House Social Office.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
For years, state Department of Public Safety Deputy Secretary William Lassiter has tried to persuade McFadden to do something with the building that once housed 72 teenagers.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
Before being put on death watch, which begins seven days before execution, Djerf was at the Rincon Unit in Tucson, where all men on death row are housed.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
At its peak, the village housed about 4,600 people.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housed
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Fisher Phillips' $450,000 investigation found that the city didn't break any laws while handling allegations of harassment lodged against Cook.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, the back window of the vehicle was shattered, and a bullet was lodged in the passenger side of the back bumper, the statement said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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The living room, encased in dark mahogany panelling, looked onto a drab alleyway filled with trash bins, and the apartment’s two floors were connected by a narrow spiral staircase that risked putting parents in mind of a broken neck.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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There is nothing better on a chilly evening than creamy chicken and vegetables encased in a buttery, extra flaky crust.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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The great infrastructure projects of the last century included airports, transnational highways, and deep water harbors that accommodated cargo containers.—
Bipul Sinha,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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No strollers allowed, but wheelchairs will be accommodated.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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The villa’s historic garden, enclosed within its original ‘Firriato’ walls, preserves a rich heritage of botanical treasures, while the surrounding three-and-a-half-acre grounds ensure ample space to roam in solitude.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2025
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At its far end, the valley is enclosed by red sandstone cliffs—rock walls, towers, and outcrops the size of office buildings, smoothed and sculpted by millennia of wind and water.—
Stanley Stewart,
Air Mail,
25 Oct. 2025
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For Sofia Coppola’s remake of the 1971 Don Siegel drama, Farrell took on a role originally played by Clint Eastwood, as the wounded Union soldier who is sheltered and nursed by a group of young women in a seminary in Confederate Virginia.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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As a result, Rochelle faced foreclosure on the brick suburban home in San Antonio that sheltered them.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Tucked away in the lowlands of the Adirondacks, a few miles south of Lake George, Saratoga Springs, New York, is surrounded by some of the most striking landscapes in all of Upstate.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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The former politician and businessman died while surrounded by family at age 84, his relatives reported.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Swain agreed and boarded the red-eye to Heathrow toting a bulging roller suitcase packed full of financials.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Trump then boarded Air Force One without speaking the the media, ending his consequential tour of Asia.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Following the July announcement, speculation was rampant regarding CBS’s decision and it was not confined to Reddit threads and other areas of online discourse.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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Being confined to the sideline is something else entirely.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Housed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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