as in position
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
found a billet at one of the leading brokerage houses in New York
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
every colonial household was expected to billet a British soldier
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Recent Examples of billet
Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of them marched — marched — down from Northern California to this new billet.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
James Powel, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
The mercenaries billeted there scrawled graffiti across the frescoes.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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Noun
And Osprey’s interior quality looked another step higher to my eye than on my last test drive about two years ago, from the dash lines to the billet aluminum touchpoints and the upholstery stitching.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of them marched — marched — down from Northern California to this new billet.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
He was evacuated to the countryside and the family that he was billeted with was a tailoring family.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
The mercenaries billeted there scrawled graffiti across the frescoes.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for billet
Verb
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Among the new items in the collection is the Later sofa, designed by Ceriani Szostak, a modular seating system inspired by the rationalist architecture of the Palazzo della Civiltà, which houses Fendi’s Roman headquarters.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The city houses incredible filmmakers, cinemas, and programmers; our goal is that this grant round will help, even in a small way, to support the continuation of production in Los Angeles.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2025
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Modern mainframes offer significant processing power, handling up to 30,000 transactions per second, and can accommodate substantial data with up to 40 terabytes of memory.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Sanders spokesperson Anna Bahr said in an email the event moved to accommodate a larger-than-expected crowd as the tour has drawn tens of thousands of attendees.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Vacationers who were camping nearby tried to capture the dog, but she got spooked and darted off into the wilderness.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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According to Chief Joseph Ranch’s website, the cabin was built in 1916 and was used as lodging for the ranch’s staff.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Inside the body During the subsequent 24 hours, the virus takes root by lodging in her nasopharynx cells in the upper part of the throat and starts spreading to her lungs.—
Emily Baumgaertner Nunn,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Thus, trade wars shelter a nation’s less competitive firms while hurting the sales of its more competitive ones.—
Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 Apr. 2025
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The ongoing siege has forced as many as 185,000 people to flee their homes as of March, according to the U.N. Thousands of displaced people are now sheltering in makeshift sites, including schools and public buildings.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Leo the Lip, who roomed with George Raft and married Laraine Day, had real acting chops; 3.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
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The pair roomed together on road trips late last season after Sasaki arrived from Japan in March for the spring quarter and acclimated to his new life by traveling with the team without playing.—
Janie McCauley,
The Mercury News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Kansas and Missouri added one billionaire since last year — Joplin roofing heir David Humphreys — and the local billionaires’ total wealth increased $18.1 billion.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
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Helene’s winds damaged the door and roof and toppled the metal flu pipe that vented the wood stove.—
Ames Alexander (INACTIVE0,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The sheriff shared a photo of the gun, which appears to be an antique single-shot pistol chambered to fire .410 shotgun shells.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2025
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Officers then heard the sound of a handgun being chambered, the report said.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Billet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billet. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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