roofed

verb

past tense of roof
as in housed
to provide with living quarters or shelter fed and roofed the emergency volunteers for a week

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Recent Examples of roofed The property was designed to reflect California’s Spanish mission heritage, complete with a copper roofed bell tower modeled after Mission Santa Barbara, according to PBS SoCal. — Dana Sauchelli, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026 Kane’s second goal, roofed into the net after evading two defenders, was the late game-winner for England against DR Congo. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026 It was modeled after canal packet boats of yore, which were squat and flat-roofed to fit beneath the low railroad bridges that crossed the canal. — Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 It’s also roofed to protect anyone entering or leaving the main entry. — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2026 The power forward pulled the puck through Colorado defenseman Sam Malinski onto his backhand, then roofed the puck past Wedgewood to send T-Mobile Arena into a frenzy. — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 25 May 2026 Off the faceoff, Tabin picked up a loose puck and roofed a backhand on Philips. — ABC News, 16 May 2026 Spanning more than 4,000 square feet, the flat-roofed, single-story house is designed to frame its countryside setting, with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors opening onto terraces and wide rural views. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026 But Kreider was able to direct a pass to Carlsson, who carried the puck into the Sharks’ zone, danced past winger Ty Dellandrea, and roofed a shot past Askarov. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roofed
  1. housed
  2. accommodated
  3. sheltered
  4. lodged
Verb
  • In 2023, Campbell’s closed its corporate headquarters in Ballantyne, which had once housed about 1,300 corporate employees.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026
  • An elevator ride to the fourth floor brings you to where most of the museum’s collection is housed.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of housed
Verb
  • Her school from fourth to seventh grade, Colegio San Agustín Makati, accommodated her tournament schedule.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The United Kingdom and the United States ran deficits that accommodated both Japan’s and Germany’s surpluses.
    — MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of accommodated
Verb
  • In the last decade Germany has sheltered millions of refugees, mainly from Syria and other troubled countries in the Middle East.
    — Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • King and another worker sheltered in place in the bookstore’s other building and Spann sheltered down the road, Spann said.
    — Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of sheltered
Verb
  • Authorities said the bullet later lodged in a child's bedroom wall.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Formula 1’s 2026 Monaco Grand Prix results have been overturned again, as the FIA International Court of Appeal determined the time penalties initially lodged against Pierre Gasly will stand.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of lodged

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“Roofed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roofed. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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