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as in cell
one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
if the camera doesn't work, check to see that the battery has been properly installed in its chamber
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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
joined the local chamber of commerce
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
chambered the lost hikers in the barn until the next morning
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Recent Examples of chamber
Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Bills need to pass both chambers of Congress to become laws.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025
Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
Before that, in 1975 a member of the Manson Family cult tried to shoot President Gerald Ford at close range in Sacramento, California but failed to chamber a round into the gun.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
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Noun
Not only would this require approval from both chambers of Congress, but Canada would need to back the effort, too, considering that candidate states typically hold a referendum on the statehood question.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Bills need to pass both chambers of Congress to become laws.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
The 10th Judicial District has 45 judges, including Amy Brosnahan, who is chambered in Isanti County and not related to Helen Brosnahan, and roughly 365 staff, overseeing nearly 120,000 cases per year.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
Before that, in 1975 a member of the Manson Family cult tried to shoot President Gerald Ford at close range in Sacramento, California but failed to chamber a round into the gun.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chamber
Noun
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The 660-plus scrolls stayed buried under volcanic mud until they were excavated in the 1700s from a single room that archaeologists believe held the personal working library of an Epicurean philosopher named Philodemus.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Yes, all the 145 rooms have kitchens but just to prove that aparthotels in Europe are hard to define, this Locke will also have a full restaurant, Bibie, and a gym and yoga studio.—
Sarah Turner,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The communal cells are generally concrete rectangles, without beds or other furnishings.—
Jack Herrera,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
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Scientists still don't know for sure how removal of foreskin reduces risk of HIV infection, but research suggests that male foreskin has a larger number of a certain type of cells that HIV grabs onto.—
Bec Roldan,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Congressional Republicans have raised no objections to the massive, indiscriminate firings of employees in many government offices and federal organizations initiated by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.—
Mordechai Gordon,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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While these recent deaths prompted calls for the race to end, organizations have been protesting the Iditarod for decades, according to Melanie Johnson, a senior manager at PETA.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Restaurant Aure is housed in a historic gunpowder house from 1745.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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It's said to heat the cabin twice as quickly with half the power consumption of the old heat pump.—
Tim Stevens,
Ars Technica,
3 Mar. 2025
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Hoekstra has a Brazilian customer who commissioned a recent 133-footer with an asymmetrical lower deck for two extra guest cabins.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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According to Fifty Grande, the cast and crew filmed the portions of the episode at the institute in just one day in February 2023.—
Erica Marrison,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Parts of the collection have been exhibited in top institutions like the Art institute of Chicago, National Gallery of Art Washington DC, the Royal Academy London, and the Prado in Madrid.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Seven sites are projected to accommodate more than 1.5 million people with temporary housing, provided to the displaced during the reconstruction process.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2025
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Baby Hour, something that savvy urban restaurants are increasingly keen to accommodate.—
Maggie Hennessy,
Bon Appétit,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Thousands of tons of drugs have moved through the city over the decades, hidden in vehicle compartments, in suburban stash houses, and semitrailer loads of everything from avocados to live sheep.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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On the back of the robot near the charging contacts is a dirty water compartment, separate from the mopping liquid reservoir, that pulls free by pressing an inset release lever.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Chamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chamber. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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