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as in housing
to be or provide a shelter for
the abandoned barn shelters a colony of stray cats
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as in accommodating
to provide with living quarters or shelter
sheltered the troops in tents until permanent barracks could be built
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Recent Examples of sheltering
Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
But Seattle has tried to support his game in different ways, with extreme sheltering in terms of quality of competition and deployment.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
All this sheltering has created an economic crisis that has grown worse by the day.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
The portrayal appears to suggest that motherly attributes are solely within the realm of being loving, caring, comforting, protective, sheltering, and so on.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Navon got married there in 2021 while sheltering in place with her then-fiancé, grandmother, and mom.
—Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 31 Mar. 2026
More than 135,000 people are sheltering in over 660 collective sites, while essential services—water, sanitation, and schooling—are being severely disrupted.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The reserve also supports a landscape of biodiversity, sheltering dozens of other wild crop relatives that may hold genetic traits valuable for future agriculture, especially as the region faces hotter and drier conditions.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
And though Banai practiced sheltering and school drills, warplanes overhead were a rarity.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026
Ali al-Hek is sheltering in a tent with his parents and four siblings in a stadium in Beirut that's sheltering thousands of displaced people.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Along Beirut’s waterfront, lines of tents have appeared, each sheltering a family.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Displaced people have been sheltering in tents in facilities like this sports stadium in Beirut.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
The delays affected a range of disaster-response functions, including housing inspections, temporary sheltering and crisis counseling, and slowed the distribution of aid tied to major events such as the July 2025 Texas floods and Hurricane Helene.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
But Seattle has tried to support his game in different ways, with extreme sheltering in terms of quality of competition and deployment.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
All this sheltering has created an economic crisis that has grown worse by the day.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
The portrayal appears to suggest that motherly attributes are solely within the realm of being loving, caring, comforting, protective, sheltering, and so on.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
For hours before the rescue mission, A-10s and B-1 bombers had been pounding Iranian targets, including one bunker with 50 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leaders in it, and another bunker sheltering an IRGC commander, the sources said.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Navon got married there in 2021 while sheltering in place with her then-fiancé, grandmother, and mom.
—Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 31 Mar. 2026
More than 135,000 people are sheltering in over 660 collective sites, while essential services—water, sanitation, and schooling—are being severely disrupted.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The reserve also supports a landscape of biodiversity, sheltering dozens of other wild crop relatives that may hold genetic traits valuable for future agriculture, especially as the region faces hotter and drier conditions.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
And though Banai practiced sheltering and school drills, warplanes overhead were a rarity.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026
Ali al-Hek is sheltering in a tent with his parents and four siblings in a stadium in Beirut that's sheltering thousands of displaced people.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Along Beirut’s waterfront, lines of tents have appeared, each sheltering a family.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Displaced people have been sheltering in tents in facilities like this sports stadium in Beirut.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheltering
Noun
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During reëntry, only a few inches of heat shielding will separate their feet from the exterior of the spacecraft, which will warm to five thousand degrees—about half as hot as the surface of the sun.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Given the remarkable radiation tolerance displayed by the molds discovered at Chernobyl, fungi might also provide radiation shielding — Maurer imagines growing thin layers of them inside the inflated buildings to shield the astronauts living within.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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From Hollywood, California, to Hollywood, Florida, the wage standard needs nurturing and protecting with whatever tools are available.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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This November, the people of Florida will have an opportunity to hire a new attorney general, one who focuses on the actual duties of the attorney general like protecting the people of Florida from fraud and other crimes and consumers from exploitation by utility and insurance companies.—
Howard L. Simon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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The spa was introduced in 2005, and in the same year, Silica, a clinic hotel aimed at housing those visiting for psoriasis treatment, was opened.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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An Israeli airstrike hit the building housing their music school, along with several other businesses including a maternity clinic, on March 23.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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County staff told the Herald there won’t be a deal if there aren’t sufficient public protections.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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The styles have polarized lenses and feature 100% UVA/UVB protection.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Rainbow Trout Ranch Antonito, Colorado Surrounded by 600 acres of national forest, Colorado's Rainbow Trout Ranch has 16 cozy log cabins with fireplaces, accommodating one to eight guests.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Fear is definitely on board with accommodating Matykiewicz’s busy schedule.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Huntley is also part of a nearly 100-strong WhatsApp community of Newcastle academy alumni, which is regularly updated by Julie Smith, the safeguarding and wellbeing manager.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Executives and boards need to realize that choices made about the gathering, storing, and safeguarding of data have a direct impact on the risk and reputation of the company.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The people were lodging complaints about the government's intensifying crackdown on the internet that has seen regular shutdowns of cellphone internet connections, blocked popular messaging apps and cut access to thousands of other websites and digital services.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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But House Democrats say their removal from committee doesn't go far enough, lodging an ethics complaint against Engen and Hudson after a photo taken hours before the arrest showing the pair eating lunch and drinking at a restaurant nearby before returning to the Capitol for floor debate afterwards.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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At nearby Deer Creek, anglers had set up tents, camping out in anticipation of Saturday.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sheltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheltering. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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