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adjective

as in protecting

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noun

as in shielding

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sheltering

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verb

present participle of shelter
1
as in housing
to be or provide a shelter for the abandoned barn shelters a colony of stray cats

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2
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
Noun
After deputies responded to the property, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office contacted ARC to provide animal-handling expertise, evidence collection, emergency sheltering and eventual placement in permanent homes. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 The quake toppled factories and historic temple gates, cut power and water to tens of thousands and forced mass sheltering, as Japan’s Self Defense Forces and international crews race to save lives. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 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. — 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
The other half of the floor is then an empty vestibule for sheltering all kinds of gear and luggage. — 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, 24 Oct. 2026 Their roots knit the coastline together, sheltering marine life and fish and absorbing carbon emissions. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 At Mekelle's Tigray Martyrs' Memorial Monument, former fighters lined up to register with the authorities, some carrying papers or sheltering under umbrellas. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 Former combatants seek to return to civilian life At Mekelle’s Tigray Martyrs’ Memorial Monument, former fighters lined up to register with the authorities, some carrying papers or sheltering under umbrellas. — Khaled Kazziha, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Residents of a Thornton neighborhood spent Sunday night sheltering inside their homes as police searched for an armed suspect following a shootout that left a Colorado police officer wounded. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 At Adoptions for Love, a cat rescue currently sheltering 80 felines in the more upscale neighborhood of Playa, the number of people looking to adopt has plunged. — Orlando Matos, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 Israel’s attacks on schools, and on people sheltering in them, are not new. — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheltering
  1. shielding
  2. protecting
  3. housing
  4. protection
  5. accommodating
  6. safeguarding
  7. lodging
  8. camping
Noun
  • While Hay Away targets Wrangler’s farm and ranch segment, the technology also provides a practical solution for families, enabling children to play freely outdoors while shielding garments from leaves, mulch and grass.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Writers Guild of America East has struck a partnership with the AI shielding tool Cloak, a service that aims to help writers safeguard their work from training AI models.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of shielding
Verb
  • Still, research like this hints at where oral health could be headed, moving away from simply protecting or replacing damaged tissue and toward materials designed to help rebuild tooth enamel instead.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That’s because the rocket aims for full reusability, with a novel upper stage thruster design and heat shield to solve the difficult problem of protecting a vehicle reentering at orbital velocity.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of protecting
Verb
  • 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
Noun
  • Meta has long been criticized for its data privacy practices, and on Wednesday, a New Mexico judge ordered the company to pay $25 billion for violating the state’s consumer protection laws.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • And Paulino’s research into plantas de poder (plants of power), used for spiritual protection in Afro-Brazilian religious traditions, has only deepened, the relationship between her plants and the cycles of day and night becoming more expansive.
    — Tatiane de Assis, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of protection
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
Noun
  • Another folder called ‘off field’ had detailed sub-sections including safeguarding, event hire, governance, hospitality, insurance, merchandise, staff, pitch hire, player expenses and risk assessment.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike fellow Club name Wells Fargo , whose core business is collecting deposits and issuing consumer and commercial loans, BNY's main focus is collecting fees from servicing, safeguarding, and moving financial assets for institutions.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of safeguarding
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
  • 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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“Sheltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheltering. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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