as in housing
to provide with living quarters or shelter
fed and roofed the emergency volunteers for a week
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Recent Examples of roofing
The convenient kit comes with floor and roofing materials, plus nails, screws, handles, door locks, and fixings, which means less time wasted running to the hardware store.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Later in the period, Kevin Fiala burned Erik Karlsson and scored a sensational goal, finishing off the play by roofing a shot into the net.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
His boss, roofing contractor Clayton Baker, told WXXI that Chino has lived in the United States for 25 years, has work authorization, and is expecting a child.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Heitsch said businesses like his have benefited from a steady rise in South Florida for roofing work over the last few years.
—Cd Goette-Luciak, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Later in the period, Kevin Fiala burned Erik Karlsson and scored a sensational goal, finishing off the play by roofing a shot into the net.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
His boss, roofing contractor Clayton Baker, told WXXI that Chino has lived in the United States for 25 years, has work authorization, and is expecting a child.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Heitsch said businesses like his have benefited from a steady rise in South Florida for roofing work over the last few years.
—Cd Goette-Luciak, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roofing
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The Minneapolis City Council debated the renewal of two liquor licenses on Tuesday, focusing on two hotels allegedly housing federal agents during Operation Metro Surge.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The building housing the Merchant's House Museum was built in 1832.—
Jeana Fermi,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2026
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There is lodging at the base, but the atmosphere skews practical rather than aspirational.—
Caroline Tell,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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On the other side of the aisle, Texas Democrat Al Green was quickly escorted out of the room by the sergeant at arms after lodging a protest, as has become tradition.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
25 Feb. 2026
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The cost of accommodating asylum seekers while their claims are processed, and the attention given to crimes committed by migrants by right-wing figures in the UK, are factors which have boosted immigration to be one of voters’ top concerns.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The service here is friendly, helpful, straightforward, and accommodating.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Mutual aid helps provide a lifeline Mutual aid groups of volunteers have mobilized to help neighbors sheltering at home with life’s essentials.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Pizer said at one point during their escape, he was separated from his husband and one of their friends, who both ended up sheltering in a church orphanage for more than eight hours.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Roofing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roofing. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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