STABLED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

stabled

verb

past tense of stable

as in secured

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That outlay has brought Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Moises Caicedo and Joao Pedro to Stamford Bridge, while their latest arrival from the south-coast side, centre-forward Danny Welbeck, was secured for a much more modest £5m this summer.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
In the weeks leading up to the first Super Bowl at SoFi, there were misguided rumblings that the game might be moved to Dallas, because the NFL had secured that city as a backup.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of secured

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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

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Acting as a wholesaler to local restaurant clients, and also serving individual lobster lovers, this place has ensconced itself firmly within Boston's heart.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Barbara Hutton, née Woolworth and heiress to the Woolworth fortune, is still ensconced in her first-floor suite, packing and unpacking, unsure whether to stay or to go.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of ensconced

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Every hero’s journey requires major movement, and in 2000, Rosales boarded a plane bound for New York.

— Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The family claimed Nordquist was planning to fly back to Minnesota within two weeks, but never boarded his return flight, court documents show.

— Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of boarded

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Napoli were camped inside their own penalty area, tortoise-shelling, daring Arsenal to batter their way through.

— Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Many migrants, including unaccompanied minors, remain sleeping in the streets and camped on a beach despite authorities’ efforts to shelter, register and deport those who are eligible back to Morocco.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

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The supervisory board has ultimate power with unions holding half of the 20 seats, and two of the rest held usually by left-leaning Lower Saxony state politicians, where VW is domiciled.

— Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Black people who were enslaved were undoubtedly domiciled here, but the same is not true of temporary visitors.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of domiciled

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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

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