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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
Advertisement But when Episode 10 ended with Conrad boarding a plane to Paris in pursuit of Belly, fans began gearing up for a dramatic—and possibly heartbreaking—finale.
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Then Coast Guard sailors boarding the twin-engine Stamas boat also found a Glock handgun in the vessel’s center console that had a Miami Police Department logo engraved on the weapon, as well as the name of a person who was not onboard, a Homeland Security Investigations criminal complaint states.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Experts weigh in on why splitting up before boarding a plane could be the most romantic gesture of all.
—Kinsey Gidick, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
That obstacle, too, was removed when he was photographed boarding a plane to London from Scotland on Wednesday.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Tuk-tuk’s and aromatic spices are abundant with a massive bazaar that’s worth stocking up at before boarding the plane back home.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The attackers opened fire at people waiting at a bus depot, police said, before boarding a bus to continue the attack.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Sources also tell Deadline that Smith will reunite with his Bad Boys producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who is boarding the project.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
And during a 2018 trip when Kim met Chinese leader Xi Jinping, footage by North Korean state media showed Chinese officials boarding the train to greet Kim.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Then Coast Guard sailors boarding the twin-engine Stamas boat also found a Glock handgun in the vessel’s center console that had a Miami Police Department logo engraved on the weapon, as well as the name of a person who was not onboard, a Homeland Security Investigations criminal complaint states.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Experts weigh in on why splitting up before boarding a plane could be the most romantic gesture of all.
—Kinsey Gidick, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
That obstacle, too, was removed when he was photographed boarding a plane to London from Scotland on Wednesday.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Tuk-tuk’s and aromatic spices are abundant with a massive bazaar that’s worth stocking up at before boarding the plane back home.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The attackers opened fire at people waiting at a bus depot, police said, before boarding a bus to continue the attack.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Sources also tell Deadline that Smith will reunite with his Bad Boys producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who is boarding the project.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
And during a 2018 trip when Kim met Chinese leader Xi Jinping, footage by North Korean state media showed Chinese officials boarding the train to greet Kim.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarding
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However, rather than being powered by nuclear fusion, like stars are, the engines of these objects are supermassive black holes greedily feeding on surrounding matter and blasting out energy.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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By simulating Earth with a global climate model, and feeding it a bewildering variety of data, the team brought snapshots of these ancient planets to life in some 85 slices of geological, paleontological history.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Inside the tree, a space represents the shared womb of twins, housing the Ibejí Chapel, dedicated to the divine twins of Lucumí who symbolize duality, balance, and sacred siblinghood.—
MIGUEL SIRGADO,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The building is the home of Ukraine’s Cabinet, housing the offices of its ministers.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Social media has accelerated polarization, limiting meaningful and cross-ideological interactions by catering content to our interests.—
Alex Rosado,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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My company is catering lunch today!—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
29 Aug. 2025
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There are also two lodging options, the full-service Loews Ventana Canyon resort with nearly 400 rooms and suites, and the Ventana Canyon Club & Lodge, more residential, with lodging in 50 spacious suites.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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This perk allows you to be reimbursed for expenses relating to the delay, like meals, clothing, toiletries and even lodging.—
David McMillin,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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And this does bode well for interior roominess, which is quite accommodating up front for a variety of heights and body types—plus tremendously comfortable standard sport bucket seats with excellent bolstering.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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David’s actual experience of heterosexuality is disastrous, but that experience leaves intact an idea of heterosexual life as accommodating not just human value but durable attachment.—
Garth Greenwell,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Israeli forces control Gaza City’s eastern suburbs and in recent days have been pounding the Sheikh Radwan and Tel Al-Hawa areas, from where they would be positioned to advance on central and western areas where most of the population is sheltering.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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With this brush with a violent predator, the Season 1 premiere finds Morgan sheltering in place at home with her kids and her ex Ludo (Taran Killam) while a police officer watches over the house outside.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Brandishing one of these infernal machines is Italian Michele Fuso, camping with friends.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Boarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarding. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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