billet 1 of 3

as in bar
a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide a stack of gold billets in the vault

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billet

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noun (2)

billet

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verb

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Recent Examples of billet
Noun
And Osprey’s interior quality looked another step higher to my eye than on my last test drive about two years ago, from the dash lines to the billet aluminum touchpoints and the upholstery stitching. Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024 Hundreds of them marched — marched — down from Northern California to this new billet. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
He was evacuated to the countryside and the family that he was billeted with was a tailoring family. James Powel, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024 The mercenaries billeted there scrawled graffiti across the frescoes. Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for billet
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Verb
  • Restaurant Aure is housed in a historic gunpowder house from 1745.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Slash-resistant straps and lining will keep this bag firmly at your side throughout the day, while a roomy primary compartment will house all your essentials with room to spare.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Baby Hour, something that savvy urban restaurants are increasingly keen to accommodate.
    Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Some of this is driven by pure necessity, such as the need to accommodate a legacy application with a proprietary toolset.
    Jason Andersen, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Outside food and drinks Outside lawn chairs or camping chairs Oversized backpacks, suitcase and large beach bags Picnic baskets Skateboards, ice skates or roller shoes.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • An ethics violation has been lodged against the former CalRecycle director.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The indictment charged a total of nine counts, including a main bribery conspiracy count lodged against each of the four defendants.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • True education is not about sheltering students from difficult truths but empowering them with knowledge to make informed judgments.
    Britt Hogue, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Farmed seaweed also creates an underwater sanctuary for fish and invertebrates to shelter in and raise their young.
    Carly Kay, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The pair roomed together on road trips late last season after Sasaki arrived from Japan in March for the spring quarter and acclimated to his new life by traveling with the team without playing.
    Janie McCauley, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Hey Dewy makes a compact, travel-friendly humidifier that humidifies rooms up to 500 square feet.
    Anna Haines, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Carlsson settled a chaotic sequence calmly and roofed a backhand from close range for his first goal, and then carried the puck across three zones before pulling up for a precise shot from just above the right faceoff dot.
    Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 3 Mar. 2025
  • This includes brush and rubbish, concrete, brick, rock, wood, paper, plastics, cardboard and roofing shingles and tiles.
    Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Officers then heard the sound of a handgun being chambered, the report said.
    Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
  • After the teen chambered a round, a staff member was able to flee to a back office and alerted the police, the airport said.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025

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“Billet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billet. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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