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as in housing
to be or provide a shelter for
the abandoned barn shelters a colony of stray cats
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as in accommodating
to provide with living quarters or shelter
sheltered the troops in tents until permanent barracks could be built
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Recent Examples of sheltering
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
8 June 2026
Community members also raised concerns about the sheltering of those displaced, said communication was confusing and people didn’t know what to plan for, and that some experienced price gouging.
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Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
The delays affected a range of disaster-response functions, including housing inspections, temporary sheltering and crisis counseling, and slowed the distribution of aid tied to major events such as the July 2025 Texas floods and Hurricane Helene.
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Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
But Seattle has tried to support his game in different ways, with extreme sheltering in terms of quality of competition and deployment.
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Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
All this sheltering has created an economic crisis that has grown worse by the day.
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Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
The portrayal appears to suggest that motherly attributes are solely within the realm of being loving, caring, comforting, protective, sheltering, and so on.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The first half had concluded in torrential rain with players and staff soaked through and Iraq coach Graham Arnold sheltering under a cover for his match-day notes.
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Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office says anyone who needs help sheltering large animals should contact Mesa County Fairground Manager Kyle Carstens at (970) 773-1621.
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Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
Overnight, thousands of people who lost their homes slept outdoors, sheltering in tents or sleeping on benches and makeshift beds after being displaced by the disaster.
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Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Within 24 hours, Pum had a constant headache and felt itchiness in her throat while sheltering at home with several family members with no air conditioning.
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Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The Italian-style grotto is a shady spot to visit on sunny days, with trees sheltering the pool and fountain.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
If there was any threshold of flooding at which sheltering in place would be abandoned and campers would be instructed how and where to evacuate to higher ground, that plan would have been known only to the camp’s co-executive director, Dick Eastland.
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Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Many members of the Jewish community are sheltering in place on the street where the attack took place, with two telling JTA that, to best of their knowledge, the attack didn’t appear to be targeting Jews.
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Ron Kampeas,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Noun
And before this temporary sheltering, on Day 103 (orbit 1598) of their mission, Adenot captured a striking photograph of Mount Vesuvius from the space station and shared it on social media.
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Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
8 June 2026
Community members also raised concerns about the sheltering of those displaced, said communication was confusing and people didn’t know what to plan for, and that some experienced price gouging.
—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
The delays affected a range of disaster-response functions, including housing inspections, temporary sheltering and crisis counseling, and slowed the distribution of aid tied to major events such as the July 2025 Texas floods and Hurricane Helene.
—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
But Seattle has tried to support his game in different ways, with extreme sheltering in terms of quality of competition and deployment.
—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
All this sheltering has created an economic crisis that has grown worse by the day.
—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
The portrayal appears to suggest that motherly attributes are solely within the realm of being loving, caring, comforting, protective, sheltering, and so on.
—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
Thousands of people who have lost their homes are sheltering in schools, parks, and makeshift camps.
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Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The first half had concluded in torrential rain with players and staff soaked through and Iraq coach Graham Arnold sheltering under a cover for his match-day notes.
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Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office says anyone who needs help sheltering large animals should contact Mesa County Fairground Manager Kyle Carstens at (970) 773-1621.
—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
Overnight, thousands of people who lost their homes slept outdoors, sheltering in tents or sleeping on benches and makeshift beds after being displaced by the disaster.
—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Within 24 hours, Pum had a constant headache and felt itchiness in her throat while sheltering at home with several family members with no air conditioning.
—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The Italian-style grotto is a shady spot to visit on sunny days, with trees sheltering the pool and fountain.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
If there was any threshold of flooding at which sheltering in place would be abandoned and campers would be instructed how and where to evacuate to higher ground, that plan would have been known only to the camp’s co-executive director, Dick Eastland.
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Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Many members of the Jewish community are sheltering in place on the street where the attack took place, with two telling JTA that, to best of their knowledge, the attack didn’t appear to be targeting Jews.
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Ron Kampeas,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheltering
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Perhaps, Galbreath said, the Space Force should consider improved radiation shielding for its satellites in low-Earth orbit to protect them against a potential nuclear detonation.
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In portraying the fraught relationship between a young lesbian and her conservative mother, animation becomes both a barrier and a bridge, shielding lived trauma while reaching toward reconciliation and love.
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On Wednesday, Mayor Mary Sheffield issued an executive order directing all departments and city employees to focus on protecting the public.
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Horror Remains a Safe Haven for Marginalized Storytellers For all the industry’s talk of protecting marginalized voices, two of the year’s most distinctive horror movies arrived with remarkably little fanfare.
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The second and third stories are open to visitors, while the first floor housing the gift shop remains closed.
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About 150 miles from SoFi Stadium, south of the Mexican border, sits the hotel housing Iran’s World Cup team for its games at the Inglewood venue.
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Talk of consumer protection could be a result of recent allegations against Miller, who joined ESPN in 2021.
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The organization warned that as search-and-rescue teams begin to scale back operations, humanitarian needs—particularly food, medical care and protection services—could intensify rather than diminish.
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There’s a main hall, where technically demanding productions will be held, accommodating over 2,000 people.
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The structures include separate male and female changing cabins, a full dining hall capable of accommodating large dinner parties, a more intimate dining space, a summer kitchen, and several separate saunas.
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And if your data needs extra safeguarding, the My Passport SSD comes with 256-bit AES hardware encryption and password protection for a double security whammy.
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Recent headlines have prompted difficult but necessary conversations about welfare, safeguarding and accountability in television.
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Human trafficking prevention Senate Bill 570 requires certain lodging operators to provide human trafficking awareness training to employees.
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There’s also fishing on the resort’s lakes, restaurants, cocktail lounges, and lodging options from standard guest rooms to four-bedroom cottages.
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
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Wimbledon leaves a small batch of tickets available for same-day purchase and fans begin lining up and camping out the evening before in Wimbledon Park to get them each day.
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“Sheltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheltering. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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