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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a proposal that is likely to meet with strong opposition from the local board of undertakers
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as in table
a leg-mounted piece of furniture with a broad flat top designed for the serving of food
in preparation for the governor's visit, the taverner arranged an array of fancy dishes and silverware on the inn's finest board
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as in to feed
to provide food or meals for
housed and boarded many foster children over the years
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
boarded the stray cat until a permanent home could be found
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Recent Examples of board
Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Taylor, along with Eaddy Kiernan Bunzel and the rest of the events team, spends practically all of April in a conference room at the Vogue office, going over the seating chart, which lives on a large poster board that is kept top secret.
—Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 2 May 2026
Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
Guests will temporarily check in at the Clarion Hotel Philadelphia Airport before boarding the ship.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 1 May 2026
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Noun
Two paramedics who happened to be on board helped out, borrowing blankets from other passengers and using a shoelace to tie off the umbilical cord.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Taylor, along with Eaddy Kiernan Bunzel and the rest of the events team, spends practically all of April in a conference room at the Vogue office, going over the seating chart, which lives on a large poster board that is kept top secret.
—Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 2 May 2026
Verb
Israeli forces boarded more than 20 vessels carrying about 175 activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea near Crete.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
Guests will temporarily check in at the Clarion Hotel Philadelphia Airport before boarding the ship.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for board
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Meanwhile, Charles is expected to visit a grassroots community organization, Harlem Grown, which created a sustainable after-school urban farming initiative in an effort to combat food insecurity.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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In the past decade, the leadership of the Kinahan organization has become rich and cosmopolitan, and their life styles have started to resemble those of international businessmen more than of street hoodlums.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Uber said users will soon get restaurant recommendations and be able to book tables in its app through OpenTable.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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From providing turndown service to small touches such as an eye mask laid on the bed and small chocolates on the bedside table.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Apr. 2026
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The result was a collection of photographs that both capture the culture and the people of Mexico and record Hurst’s particular proclivities, the food that fed his hungry eye.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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In that loss, the Bulls led by one point with a chance to win at the end when Magic star Nick Anderson stole the ball from Jordan and fed Horace Grant for a go-ahead dunk.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Housing advocates maintain the policy kept families housed, noting a significant spike in evictions after the moratorium ended.—
Michael Casey,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Most were last housed within just a few miles of here.—
Zeynep Portway,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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The metal’s association with kings melds perfectly with his conception of himself as one.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Arts institutions in the area have formed an association to resist the development.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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The press corps is well provisioned for long negotiations.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The contract terms are unusually strict, however: The licensees can sell to 120 low- and middle-income countries, but are strictly forbidden to provision 26 middle-income countries in Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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In a joint statement, Limon and Bristy's families, who are home in their native Bangladesh, have called for legal action against the university housing facility where Limon had been assigned to room with Abugharbieh, and for their belongings and financial assets to be returned to their families.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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That leaves room for debate about what really happened.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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The gala’s funds support acquisitions of garments and accessories, but also the institute’s reference library, which holds over 800 periodicals and 1,500 designer files pertaining to the history of fashion and clothing, dating back to the sixteenth century.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Warm colors and inviting artwork welcome you to the new institute.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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“Board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/board. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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