as in housing
to provide with living quarters or shelter
we can room up to four visitors in our two guest bedrooms
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Recent Examples of rooming
The couple takes in a boarder, Herald Loomis, whose search for his missing wife draws the house into a reckoning with forces — both human and supernatural — that haunt everyone who is rooming there.
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Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 13 May 2026
The dispute — fueled by Fleming’s claims about Slusser’s health and academics and Slusser’s allegations about playing and rooming with a biological male — has triggered lawsuits and intense national scrutiny on the program.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Larry Bradley played outside linebacker for UC Davis from 1978-81, rooming with Ken O’Brien.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025
The story of the two stars rooming together made headlines back in 2013 when the reality star appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Koster notched six points for the Heartlanders in seven playoff games while rooming with former Gophers teammate Jonny Sorenson.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 13 May 2026
The dispute — fueled by Fleming’s claims about Slusser’s health and academics and Slusser’s allegations about playing and rooming with a biological male — has triggered lawsuits and intense national scrutiny on the program.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Larry Bradley played outside linebacker for UC Davis from 1978-81, rooming with Ken O’Brien.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025
The story of the two stars rooming together made headlines back in 2013 when the reality star appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Koster notched six points for the Heartlanders in seven playoff games while rooming with former Gophers teammate Jonny Sorenson.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rooming
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Instead of scrambling for shelter, Tran’s family will play host, housing an aunt and uncle who live across the street from the GKN plant.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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In addition to housing the festival, operated by De Niro and Rosenthal’s production company Tribeca Enterprises, the city raised many of this year’s directors and served as both character and backdrop for a slew of the films in the current slate.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2026
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The park's one-room camping cabins each have a set of bunk beds and one double bed, accommodating four to six people.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Midwest Living,
4 June 2026
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The low-pressure gatherings taking place in coffee shops, accommodating bars and private homes are intended to turn tedious and procrastination-inducing adult responsibilities into productive time with a twist.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Travelers looking for the family-friendly side of Mardi Gras should book lodging outside the French Quarter and plan their schedule around the daytime and early-evening parades.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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According to the lawsuit, the union’s anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation policy prohibits retaliation against employees for lodging a discrimination or harassment complaint or assisting in the investigation of such a complaint.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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Argentine officials suggested the hantavirus outbreak could have originated from a bird-watching outing that took the deceased Dutch couple to a landfill, where they may have been exposed to rodents carrying the virus before boarding the ship, the Associated Press reported.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Another smart move would be boarding the E Line and riding west to the Expo/Crenshaw stop and taking the shuttle from there.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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For years, state regulators had asked the Sheriff’s Office to stop triple-bunking people, a practice the department acknowledged was dangerous.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Rooming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rooming. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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