STABLED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

stabled

verb

past tense of stable

as in secured

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Dickon Mitchell, the prime minister of Grenada who has called for slavery reparations and an apology from Britain, secured a second term and 14 of 15 seats for the National Democratic Congress.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
Under Senate Bill 483, a California law passed in 2022, Rhoades secured a resentencing hearing in Sacramento Superior Court in late 2025.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of secured

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Developer Mark Sapperstein, CEO of 28 Walker, plans to build 500 for-sale townhomes and commercial space on about 90 acres in Baltimore Peninsula, including land that once housed The Baltimore Sun’s printing plant and newsroom.

— Lauren Breunig, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2026
If the Department of Homeland Security does not appeal Powers’ decision, Siemionkowicz is allowed to leave Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Campbell County Detention Center in Kentucky, where she has been housed since August 2025.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

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Except for a few lingerers, the vast majority of migratory birds that nested in Georgia during spring and summer are now ensconced in or well on their way to winter grounds in Central and South America and the Caribbean.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Nov. 2026
By midmorning, Helen, ensconced on a couch in front of the portrait of Andrew, flipped open a laptop and waited.

— Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

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On November 12, 2001, two months and a day after the attacks, Hilda boarded American Airlines Flight 587.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026
Couple had boarded the ship together, authorities say The MSC Seascape is a towering white vessel that has 2,270 cabins and can host nearly 5,900 guests on five- and seven-night trips to the Caribbean, according to the company’s website.

— Anna Wilder, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of boarded

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Long and his wife, who mostly live in a van with their dog, camped last Thanksgiving on a site at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
To complicate matters, two other truckloads of hunters who were camped nearby were already positioning to try and have a crack at the approaching herd.

— Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 10 Nov. 2026

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These include whether a stock is a nano float (under 1 million), whether a company is domiciled in certain foreign countries and exercising extreme caution when spotting possible overseas manipulation.

— David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 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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Under punishing heat, evacuees sheltered in gymnasiums and community centers that often lacked air conditioning.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Amplified by Ted Lasso‘s pandemic release, Mohammed felt sheltered from much of the onslaught of attention.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of sheltered

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Rather than being pulled or shredded, the pork is quartered, its skin rendered crisp in the oven throughout the day, and then chopped to order by weight and dressed with a South Carolina-style vinegar sauce.

— Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
One of the animals had been fully skinned while the other had been quartered.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of quartered

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