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 Bekaa Valley is home to numerous camps housing Syrian refugees.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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These organizations may prefer to process this data locally, rather than housing it in servers based outside the country.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Repeatedly named one of the South’s best resorts, Sea Island has a couple of lodging options across the Golden Isles, but The Cloister is the heart of the brand’s hospitality offerings.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 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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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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With airspace closed and flights canceled, the San Diego native is sheltering in place with teammates.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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The statement added that embassy personnel were sheltering in place and advised American citizens to review their emergency security plans.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Roofing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roofing. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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