harbored

verb

past tense of harbor
1
as in had
to keep in one's mind or heart he had long harbored a grudge against his old employer, who had high-handedly fired him without cause

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2
as in housed
to provide with living quarters or shelter the woods in our suburb harbor deer, foxes, raccoons, and skunks

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3
as in sheltered
to be or provide a shelter for the little cabin is harbored from the wind by a thick growth of pines

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Recent Examples of harbored One week prior, the strait harbored 12 inbound and six outbound transits. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Doggyland also marks the beginning of a dream come true for the actress, who has harbored ambitions of becoming part of the world of children’s animation for two decades. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 If a journalist had responded that way to finding out the sole holdout on the Lindsay Clancy jury was a white man, most people would have appropriately asked what stereotypes about white men the journalist harbored. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2026 Saudi officials harbored a long list of grievances with Qatar, including its support for the Muslim Brotherhood, a global Islamist movement. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Whatever doubts McCartney still harbored disappeared when the four musicians began to play along with the tape of his acoustic solo performance. — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 Americans have long harbored a sneaking admiration for people who buck the system, who get to make their own rules instead of having rules imposed on them. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026 The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Lang was known to sail around the world and frequently harbored in Hawaii. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Having grown up with the Larrabees’ children, Sabrina has always harbored feelings for David (Greg Kinnear), though he’s never reciprocated. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harbored
  1. had
  2. housed
  3. sheltered
  4. held
  5. accommodated
  6. protected
  7. retained
  8. lodged
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  • Drew Doughty had a goal and two assists, and Artemi Panarin added a power-play goal and an assist as the Kings beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Monday night.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • When presented with the findings, the Republican National Committee said the party hasn’t had enough time to fix the affordability crisis inherited from Democratic leadership.
    — Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of had
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  • The group has organized several listening events, at venues from the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania to the Angel Orensanz Center, housed in a 175-year-old former synagogue in New York.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Check into Trevarefabrikken, a photogenic boutique hotel and cultural hub in a mossy-yellow building that once housed a cod liver oil factory.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of housed
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  • Plage des Dames is a particularly beautiful beach, its historic white wooden beach huts sheltered by oaks.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Many migrants who remained in Ceuta have sheltered in Muslim neighborhoods, sleeping on streets, in doorways and in makeshift tent camps and centers run by NGOs and locals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of sheltered
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  • The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.
    — Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.
    — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of held
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  • The building’s size has accommodated the installation of large-scale architectural holdings, including a three-story section of the concrete façade of Robin Hood Gardens, an influential brutalist public-housing project in East London.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Adorable guest dogs were also accommodated at breakfast, which further added to the home-away-from-home experience.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of accommodated
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  • Shadab protected Rauf well by keeping the strike to himself and counterpunching the bowlers by hitting boundaries early in the over.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Many of the messages, however disturbing, are protected speech under the First Amendment.
    — Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of protected
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  • That's not good news for head coach Shane Steichen who was under a mandate to win this year to guarantee he'd be retained into the future.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Under a long-term licensing agreement, Yum China retained the rights to operate KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell in mainland China, paying Yum a royalty of 3% of restaurant sales.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of retained
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  • Alongside Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, Netflix has lodged an appeal with France’s highest administrative court, the Conseil d’État, challenging new sub-quotas for investment in documentaries and animation.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The protests being lodged against that decision provide some comfort, and Louise would have been grateful for them.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
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“Harbored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harbored. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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