boarding

verb

present participle of board
1
as in feeding
to provide food or meals for housed and boarded many foster children over the years

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2
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 Near the Saint-Lazare train station Saturday, Akram Ahmed, a 34-year-old contractor, was boarding up an optician’s shop. — 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 Reuters also reported that businesses in central Paris have started boarding up their windows over concerns of violence. — Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Cinépolis aims to increase its slate of Mexican pics to 12 a year, boarding some at their development phase. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 But what are the Oscar-winning actress’s memories of boarding this film? — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026 His thoughts postgame weren’t on boarding a bus for the 2-hour, 15-minute ride back to southeast Kansas. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026 Officials said the bullet passed through the teen and struck a second person, a 40-year-old man who was boarding the train with his bicycle. — Nicole Alarcon, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Kinley, the man who ran the camp, was boarding up windows and was surprised to see us. — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarding
  1. feeding
  2. housing
  3. catering
  4. lodging
  5. accommodating
  6. sheltering
  7. rooming
  8. camping
Verb
  • The reactor will produce electricity by feeding heat into a specialized nitrogen closed Brayton cycle system.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Aramco ramped it up within weeks, and the line hit its full 7 million-barrel capacity by late March, with about 2 million of those barrels feeding Saudi refineries rather than export markets.
    — Steven John, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of feeding
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  • Sybille Roger-Vasselin’s store near Place de la République, housing her ready-to-wear label Petite Mendigote, was looted on Sunday.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Main Street spans 140 mostly 19th-century buildings housing 100-plus shops, restaurants, and independent inns.
    — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of housing
Verb
  • Moments later, an unbothered Brown flung himself around the stadium, catering directly to his adoring, unwavering fans.
    — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Poland also has over 86,000 places of refuge offering a lower level of protection such as basements, underground garages or subway stations, and catering for around 23 million people.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of catering
Verb
  • That officer then shot into Perez's vehicle, lodging a bullet in his back, officials say.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That officer then shot into Perez’s vehicle, lodging a bullet in his back, officials say.
    — Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of lodging
Verb
  • 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
Definition of accommodating
Verb
  • The other half of the floor is then an empty vestibule for sheltering all kinds of gear and luggage.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The midday heat is stifling, even more so for Eilyn Solano, who has been sheltering in a tent for over 100 days.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of sheltering
Verb
  • There wasn’t much original detail left from the era of merchant families; during the rooming-house years, details were stripped and fireplaces boarded over.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Through the course of rooming together in dorms at rookie minicamp, doing community service work, taking group trips to Braves games and, of course, navigating practices, the Falcons’ rookie class formed a tight bond.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of rooming
Verb
  • D’Amelio made her entrance early in the evening, posing with her cover before camping out in a cozy red booth next to the DJ stand.
    — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • When his album Pin Ups hit number one in the UK in late 1973, his fame skyrocketed, with admirers camping out in front of Haddon Hall.
    — Eleni N. Gage, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of camping

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“Boarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarding. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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