boarding

present participle of board

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of boarding Many times, that friend never shows up, or arrives 90 minutes later, when the plane is boarding. Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025 Even something as straightforward-seeming as passengers boarding and disembarking from the ship is more complicated here. Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 Travelers destined for Hawaii's Big Island this holiday season are running into a roadblock before even boarding the plane thanks to a shortage of rental cars on the island – and price gouging of what remains. Kait Hanson, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024 For scientists, boarding a research aircraft and flying near a storm can be thrilling. Maria Bolevich, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024 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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarding
Verb
  • There’s also a strong farm-to-table food scene and lodging at many price points.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Verb
  • The interior is accommodating and attractive.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The most recent leg up is a direct result of anticipation that the Fed likely will not be as accommodating in 2025 following a full percentage point cut in benchmark borrowing rates since September, according to Michael Darda, chief economist and macrostrategist at Roth Capital Partners.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • His supporters finally ended the siege hours later after one protester was shot dead by Capitol police as the mob tried to break into the House gallery where terrified lawmakers were sheltering.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Winter has now arrived, and hundreds of thousands are sheltering in tents near the sea.
    Compiled byDemocrat-Gazette stafffrom wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025

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“Boarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarding. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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