BILLETING Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

billeting

verb

present participle of billet

as in housing

to provide with living quarters or shelter every colonial household was expected to billet a British soldier

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James was taken to the Miami Detention Center in Bunker Hill, Indiana, a maximum-security prison that had recently started housing up to 1,000 ICE detainees under a state-federal partnership.

— Ryan J. Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Data centers are key components in artificial intelligence infrastructure, housing the computing resources used to train AI models.

— Barbara A. Trish, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

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Across the sector, more accommodating toe boxes and forefoots are popping up in new releases, and brands are doing their best to make sure the changes get noticed.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
The simple home becomes a multi-generational estate, capable of accommodating extended families, other guests, and dedicated staff.

— Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026

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Near the Saint-Lazare train station Saturday, Akram Ahmed, a 34-year-old contractor, was boarding up an optician’s shop.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Near the Saint-Lazare train station Saturday, Akram Ahmed, a contractor, was boarding up an optician’s shop.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2026

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