chambers 1 of 2

Definition of chambersnext
plural of chamber

chambers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of chamber

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Recent Examples of chambers
Noun
Key Background Republicans will be defending slim majorities in both chambers of Congress come November. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Amending the Constitution would take a two-thirds majority in both chambers of Congress ratification by three-quarters of the states. Emily Chang, ABC News, 30 June 2026 The empress returns to her chambers to weep, only to be strangled by a eunuch under the noble consort’s orders. Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026 The Washington Examiner contacted her chambers for a response. Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026 The five-day special session was dominated by a heated debate over property taxes, an extension of a yearslong dispute roiling Democrats and the Republicans who control both chambers. David Wickert, AJC.com, 29 June 2026 At the start of last week, however, the two chambers did pass, with overwhelming support, a lengthy piece of legislation, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. John Cassidy, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Thermal chambers replicate the effects of heat and humidity on apparel donned by people or robot mannequins. Claire Rush, Fortune, 28 June 2026 Senate and Assembly budget committees are scheduled to hold hearings Monday morning to review the spending plan and legislators in both chambers are expected to vote on the budget later in the day. Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chambers
Noun
  • The hotel’s 512 midcentury modern rooms have views of active runways.
    Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Officials said the three victims became trapped inside one of the motel rooms as the fire spread.
    Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • These synthetic cells could also pave the way to the past, to the origins of biology itself.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • It is stored in an inactive form in cells such as the liver, spleen, bone marrow, and immune system—acting as the body’s reserve bank, indicating how much iron is available for future use.
    Tatiana Dias, Vogue, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Dias said that backers of noncitizen voting need to build a broad coalition — grassroots organizations, election officials, lawyers for the city — before taking the proposal to voters.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • The prince is the official royal patron of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and also the Patron of the Football Association (FA), England's governing body for soccer organizations.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • The property also houses its own private theater, wine cellar, tasting room, game room, poker room and fitness center.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Even with a modest rebound after the pandemic, the BOP today houses roughly 154,000 inmates, nearly 30 percent fewer than at its 2013 peak.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • The Viking Mississippi by contrast has 193 cabins for a maximum of 386 passengers.
    Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • The high-end camping company offers Airstream suites, polished cabins, fire pits, design-forward amenities and access to iconic outdoor destinations.
    Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • But prevention begins much earlier — with whether people feel connected to their communities, invested in civic life and seen by the institutions that serve them.
    Monica Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • Undergraduate tuition and fees at Texas public institutions have remained frozen since 2023.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • While Xugana was one of the first Delta lodges to open in 1974 as part of the Desert & Delta portfolio, in 2025, the property unveiled a complete rebuild.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In addition, through diplomatic channels in both Beijing and Tokyo, Japan lodges strong representations and protests, stating that maritime and scientific surveys conducted in our EEZ without Japan's consent are unacceptable and must be immediately stopped.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With the opening, IONNA now has 170 charging bays in Florida, with 320 additional bays scheduled to come online over the next three years.
    Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Work is currently concentrated on four bays, before moving to the rest of the gallery.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2026

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