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as in feeding
to provide food or meals for
housed and boarded many foster children over the years
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as in housing
to provide with living quarters or shelter
boarded the stray cat until a permanent home could be found
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Recent Examples of boarding
In 1987, the Tribune reported the farm had appeared on a wish list of $100 million worth of land acquisitions drawn up by the Forest Preserve District, raising concerns by the Bolger family and equestrians who were boarding their horses on the property.
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
Before boarding your next flight this holiday season, scoop up this plush two-in-one travel blanket and pillow.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Surveillance footage showed the suspect fleeing the scene on a bicycle, abandoning it in Central Park, and later boarding a bus at a station in Upper Manhattan.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Accompanying the remix is a music video that places Tiago PZK and Grupo Frontera in a stark tableau of black cowboy rocker get-ups, boarding a train bound for the unknown.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
Police were still searching for the shooter, who hid in an alleyway before boarding an e-bike and riding into Central Park, where he was last seen, authorities said.
—Christopher Cann, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
The collapse occurred as visitors were boarding a ferry back to the mainland.
—CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
On Wednesday, a day after the massive attack and after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Iran would pay for the attack, Biden briefly spoke with reporters before boarding Air Force One.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
There, they will be greeted with a welcome toast and lunch before boarding a traditional safari vehicle for a game drive.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
Before boarding your next flight this holiday season, scoop up this plush two-in-one travel blanket and pillow.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Surveillance footage showed the suspect fleeing the scene on a bicycle, abandoning it in Central Park, and later boarding a bus at a station in Upper Manhattan.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Accompanying the remix is a music video that places Tiago PZK and Grupo Frontera in a stark tableau of black cowboy rocker get-ups, boarding a train bound for the unknown.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
Police were still searching for the shooter, who hid in an alleyway before boarding an e-bike and riding into Central Park, where he was last seen, authorities said.
—Christopher Cann, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
The collapse occurred as visitors were boarding a ferry back to the mainland.
—CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
On Wednesday, a day after the massive attack and after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Iran would pay for the attack, Biden briefly spoke with reporters before boarding Air Force One.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
There, they will be greeted with a welcome toast and lunch before boarding a traditional safari vehicle for a game drive.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarding
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This approach aims to increase productivity by over 50 percent, enabling the company to expand its product range to mid-rise townhouses, multi-family homes, and lodging facilities.Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
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In county governments across the country, officials who fear elections are vulnerable to fraud have been taking matters into their own hands, lodging protests and investigations.Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
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In accommodating a young family, Ainscough’s brief meant carving out special—and sometimes small—spaces.Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 27 Nov. 2024
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Without accommodating multiple actors—HTS, Kurdish communities, local notables—no economic arrangement can endure.Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Although much of Malibu was under evacuation orders, sheltering in place was the university’s primary plan during wildfires, developed in consultation with fire officials, said Michael Friel, a university spokesman.Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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At the end of 2023, 117,000 additional dogs and cats were in the animal sheltering system compared to the same time the year before.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Boarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarding. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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