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adjective

as in protecting

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sheltering

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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
Elsewhere, hundreds of women and minors were sheltering in makeshift centers run by locals. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 Thousands were evacuated, with many sheltering in tents outdoors and afraid to return to their homes due to fears of aftershocks. — Reuters, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026 Animals sheltering underground or in water would have had a better chance of surviving the initial heat pulse. — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Many people are sheltering in Bordeaux, which is France’s sixth-most populous metropolitan area. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 27 July 2026 His question insinuates that Mano Majra’s Muslims had been sheltering criminals. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 Two separate three-bed guest houses, one with its own pool, offer privacy within privacy, while the commanding 1,300-square-meter (13,993 square feet) six-bed main house spreads the double wings of its terracotta roofs in sheltering fashion. — Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Cleaning Up Leaves in Early Spring Just like other pollinators, fireflies and their larvae also use fallen leaf litter as sheltering spots in spring. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2026 Next to the steps to Mont Bessou, there is a welcoming committee sheltering from the rain under several pop-up gazebos. — Andy McGrath, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheltering
  1. shielding
  2. protecting
  3. housing
  4. protection
  5. accommodating
  6. safeguarding
  7. lodging
  8. camping
Noun
  • Security features User data is stored in a location that includes physical security, fire protection, and electronic shielding.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • This includes shielding outdoor lights to prevent light from being emitted upwards, and turning off lights as early as possible during the bird migration season.
    — The Summit Daily, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of shielding
Verb
  • This is more than a sophisticated arms race aimed at repelling threats and protecting borders.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Con, where the company is to demonstrate how its offerings are protecting businesses from agents going rogue, like the situation where an OpenAI model hacked into a company looking for answers on how to solve a problem in the test environment.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of protecting
Verb
  • 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
Definition of housing
Noun
  • The approach can provide thermal protection without pumps or circulating coolant.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • As a result, many drivers opt for uninsured motorist coverage for additional financial protection, which can increase insurance costs.
    — McKynzie Steward, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of protection
Verb
  • 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
Definition of accommodating
Noun
  • Meta has agreed to pay around $17 billion, as well as institute several safeguarding measures across their social media platforms.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • And if your data needs extra safeguarding, the My Passport SSD comes with 256-bit AES hardware encryption and password protection for a double security whammy.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026
Definition of safeguarding
Verb
  • 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
Definition of lodging
Verb
  • 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
Definition of camping

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“Sheltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheltering. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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