BOARDING Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

boarding

verb

present participle of board

as in feeding

to provide food or meals for housed and boarded many foster children over the years

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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 The spokesperson clarified that the child was not boarding a bus or crossing to catch a bus at the stop, but did not provide additional details about what was going on at the time. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 Passengers were seen deplaning via stairs and boarding a bus. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 Before most of his teammates arrived at Oriole Park at Camden Yards the next morning, Kremer was packed and boarding a flight to Seattle to join the Twins. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Alevtina Soboleva, 59, was traveling with her adult daughter in New York state on July 20 and was detained by ICE agents at Buffalo Niagara International Airport before boarding a flight to San Francisco. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 The open sleeves and subtle collar strike that just-right balance between laid-back and polished, whether you’re headed to the beach or boarding a long-haul flight. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026 The scene of President Trump boarding Air Force One after last month’s NATO summit in Turkey is one that TV cameras and photographers have captured countless times. — August 11, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026 That loss has translated into over 40,000 industry jobs gone, vendors boarding up their storefronts and an exodus of below and above-the-line talent from the high cost of living in the City of Angels. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 The tale begins with a successful novelist in late middle age boarding a train after a publishing event. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

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Out on the pack ice, a mother polar bear and her two cubs were feeding on a bearded seal.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Shretha sat on the ground petting her and feeding her water from a bottle.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

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But data centers – massive physical facilities housing the computer infrastructure needed by big tech companies for artificial intelligence, the internet and other programs – are now a political flashpoint fueled by a public backlash.

— Chris Brennan, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Leaders say the new hub was designed to make those services easier to access by housing them in one location.

— Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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Eastern handles are shorter and thicker, catering more to those who use a Penhold grip, where the head of the paddle is facing down and the paddle is held like a pen.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Airline catering workers have filed a new safety complaint against Flying Food Group, alleging they were exposed to unsafe and unsanitary working conditions at facilities serving Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

— Denis Akbari, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

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That’s true even while lodging in a dorm room at Missouri Western State University, home of the Chiefs’ annual summer training camp.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
The criminal complaint alleges that Castro fired a gun at the front door of a home in Minneapolis, striking a victim in the leg before lodging in a child’s bedroom wall, and then knowingly provided false information to an officer about it.

— Mark Vancleave, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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Its wheelbase and overall dimensions are larger than the Eagle's, making it a tad more accommodating for bigger riders.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
The regime’s final refuge now lies in the self-deception of fearful nations that still believe accommodating aggression can secure a durable peace.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026

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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
The couple takes in a boarder, Herald Loomis, whose search for his missing wife draws the house into a reckoning with forces — both human and supernatural — that haunt everyone who is rooming there.

— Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 13 May 2026

Definition of rooming

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The new flat surfaces seem a little low, but that may be by design to discourage folks from camping out there.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
But be prepared for long mountain views, longer mountain hikes, camping under the northern lights and singing along with howling wolves.

— Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026

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