billeted

verb

past tense of billet
as in housed
to provide with living quarters or shelter every colonial household was expected to billet a British soldier

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for billeted
  1. housed
  2. accommodated
  3. lodged
Verb
  • On Thursday, the Kansas City Royals and architecture firm Populous revealed new renderings for the stadium, which will be housed in Crown Center.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The service station, which was in a small town on the Adriatic Coast, also housed a restaurant.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of housed
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  • Jalisco state suspended classes on Friday and Monday in 22 coastal municipalities and began evacuating people from at-risk areas while asking the tourism sector to make sure workers and visitors are fully accommodated in shelters or safe zones.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • In short, pool coverage underscores efforts to create a public record of government actions, even if every news group can’t be accommodated in a particular physical space.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of accommodated
Verb
  • The bullet remained lodged in Roosevelt's body for the rest of his life.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Koyari said Japan lodged a protest to North Korea through their embassies in Beijing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of lodged
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“Billeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billeted. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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