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as in organizations
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a proposal that is likely to meet with strong opposition from the local board of undertakers
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as in tables
a leg-mounted piece of furniture with a broad flat top designed for the serving of food
in preparation for the governor's visit, the taverner arranged an array of fancy dishes and silverware on the inn's finest board
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as in feeds
to provide food or meals for
housed and boarded many foster children over the years
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as in houses
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 boards
William Jones, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Otherwise, cities will generally have separate web pages for their boards and committees.
—Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The train boards at Joy Park on 24001 Joy Boulevard and provides a scenic ride through Macomb County.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The tactile elements—dice, pieces, boards—make the experience richer and more social.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
After leaving Microsoft, Townes-Whitley sat on several corporate boards, including Nasdaq.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The tray also has a second, higher-up row of cutouts to match the bottom edge of MicroATX reverse-connector boards.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Myres formerly served on a number of local boards, including the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission.
—Pj Green
october 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
Several Mecklenburg municipalities outside of Charlotte have contests that could shake up local boards and test political party strength in the suburbs.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
When Lo boards the yacht, she’s soon met by a murderer’s row of, well, maybe actual murderers!
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the Baroness's remaining lover, Rudy, manages to get the attention of a passing boat, boards a life raft, and leaves the island behind.
—EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
Carruth serves on nonprofit boards in Houston, acts as vice president of the Carruth Foundation, and supports animal- and community-focused organizations.
—William Jones, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Otherwise, cities will generally have separate web pages for their boards and committees.
—Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The train boards at Joy Park on 24001 Joy Boulevard and provides a scenic ride through Macomb County.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The tactile elements—dice, pieces, boards—make the experience richer and more social.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
After leaving Microsoft, Townes-Whitley sat on several corporate boards, including Nasdaq.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The tray also has a second, higher-up row of cutouts to match the bottom edge of MicroATX reverse-connector boards.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Myres formerly served on a number of local boards, including the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission.
—Pj Green
october 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
Several Mecklenburg municipalities outside of Charlotte have contests that could shake up local boards and test political party strength in the suburbs.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
Once Lo boards the boat, though, things get weird fast.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
When Lo boards the yacht, she’s soon met by a murderer’s row of, well, maybe actual murderers!
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the Baroness's remaining lover, Rudy, manages to get the attention of a passing boat, boards a life raft, and leaves the island behind.
—EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boards
Noun
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Porat closed by urging leaders to really dig in and reimagine what’s possible in their own organizations.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Michelle encourages people to not just wear the color pink or purchase products at the register, but to ensure the foundations and organizations receiving your money actually use it to support breast cancer research.—
Ariel Nagi,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Then, a couple months later, Curtis was having dinner with Melanie Griffith and her then-husband Steven Bauer at Hugo’s in West Hollywood, and Guest was there, two tables away, facing Curtis.—
Trish Deitch,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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More than 20 televisions will show football and sports with live music, pool tables and a central horseshoe bar.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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Her organization already feeds 5,000 families a month and expects thousands more if Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits lapse in November.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Fear, like anxiety, often feeds on isolation, so the stronger your community, the better.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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Where to stay In the residential Recoleta neighborhood, a 1920s tower, once the tallest in South America, houses 142-room Casa Lucia Meliá Collection.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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The company houses other productions, not least an upcoming reimagination of Dick Van Dyke family classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which is in the works with Amazon MGM Studios.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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In practice, this meant building institutions that supported democratic and civil-society initiatives as well as directing aid across dozens of countries.—
Tetiana Kotelnykova,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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But unlike White, Leon thinks traditional finance institutions’ entrance into the cryptocurrency market could help counterbalance the effects of crypto-native players using massive amounts of leverage.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Inside, the wasp provisions its offspring with paralyzed spiders or insects.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That includes a 2024 study in Sweden of about 2 million children, more than 180,000 of whom were exposed to acetaminophen during pregnancy, which found no associations between the pain medication and children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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It is not accredited by any major zoo or sanctuary associations, which is voluntary and comes with stricter welfare and conservation standards.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Their moves come against the backdrop of a competitive primary fight for the Senate in 2026, as Paxton lodges a conservative challenge against the incumbent.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Boards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boards. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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