as in casing
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
a camera with a waterproof housing for taking pictures of coral reefs and other underwater features
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as in lodging
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 surrounding
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 housing
Russell Hancock, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
Political uncertainty and higher mortgage rates didn’t derail metro Denver’s housing market as buyers and sellers alike pushed forward to the closing table last month.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Kevin Collier, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
The center also housing a ticketing office, concessions area, blue box theater and dressing rooms.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Noun
What many fail to appreciate is that the housing shortage functions like a regressive tax and becomes the central driver of Bay Area inequality.
—Russell Hancock, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
Political uncertainty and higher mortgage rates didn’t derail metro Denver’s housing market as buyers and sellers alike pushed forward to the closing table last month.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
One social media video taken from along a highway near the barracks showed the aftermath of the strike, with pieces of fiery debris scattered along the mountain range housing the barracks.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
The center also housing a ticketing office, concessions area, blue box theater and dressing rooms.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housing
Noun
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Investigators recovered approximately seven shell casings at the scene.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Officers from the Hartford Police Department responded to the scene and found several cartridge casings on Jefferson Street where the stabbing and shooting occurred, court records show.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The people were lodging complaints about the government's intensifying crackdown on the internet that has seen regular shutdowns of cellphone internet connections, blocked popular messaging apps and cut access to thousands of other websites and digital services.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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But House Democrats say their removal from committee doesn't go far enough, lodging an ethics complaint against Engen and Hudson after a photo taken hours before the arrest showing the pair eating lunch and drinking at a restaurant nearby before returning to the Capitol for floor debate afterwards.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The resort also supports the South Caicos Heritage Foundation, which protects surrounding coral reefs and often spearheads community clean-up initiatives.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Asia-Pacific markets whipsawed in volatile trading on Tuesday, with major indices flipping to losses in the morning session, as uncertainty surrounding the war weighs on investor sentiment.—
Hugh Leask,Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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This overall slender shape has a rough sheath.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
4 Apr. 2026
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Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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Rainbow Trout Ranch Antonito, Colorado Surrounded by 600 acres of national forest, Colorado's Rainbow Trout Ranch has 16 cozy log cabins with fireplaces, accommodating one to eight guests.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Fear is definitely on board with accommodating Matykiewicz’s busy schedule.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On top lies the picotage technique as well as a pattern of overlapping black circles, that is both enclosing and creating space while also keeping out.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
March 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Buyers at Gatherpoint can personalize their homes to their preferences with options for extending patios, lanais and garages, enclosing flex rooms and expanding indoor-outdoor connections with pocketing or zero-corner sliding glass doors.—
Pulte Homes,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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This is the reason for the shag carpeting, the plastic coverings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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In search of money for a party, the four defendants allegedly were armed with guns and dressed in black with face coverings.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For hours before the rescue mission, A-10s and B-1 bombers had been pounding Iranian targets, including one bunker with 50 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leaders in it, and another bunker sheltering an IRGC commander, the sources said.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Navon got married there in 2021 while sheltering in place with her then-fiancé, grandmother, and mom.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Housing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housing. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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