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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The Greenbrier has done more for the country than house its heads of state.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2025
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The region houses the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.—
Ailia Zehra,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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To accommodate the rush, airlines serving Sacramento International Airport have increased their service capacity in March by 21% compared to March 2024, Myers said.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
18 Mar. 2025
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Explain the value of taking stress breaks during the day, and offer anytime access to resources to accommodate long hours or busy travel schedules. 4.—
Michael Held,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Thousands of protesters camped for months near the Standing Rock Reservation, where the pipeline crosses underneath the Missouri River.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
20 Mar. 2025
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The protests at Standing Rock drew thousands of people from around the country who camped outside the pipeline's construction site.—
Seiji Yamashita,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Scientists have found microplastics lodged deep in human lungs, buried in fatty tissues, and circulating in the bloodstream.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The 62-year-old Georgescu lodged his appeal with Romania's Constitutional Court in the capital Bucharest, a day after the Central Election Bureau rejected his candidacy, the court said.—
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11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As guests sheltered in place, Omni employees snapped into action.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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Small, maneuverable and impossible to jam, Russia’s best fiber-optic drones can—in the hands of skilled operators—slip into the buildings and dugouts sheltering Ukrainian vehicles.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
10 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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Hey Dewy makes a compact, travel-friendly humidifier that humidifies rooms up to 500 square feet.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Dreyer roofed the shot, his second scoring strike with the left foot.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Carlsson settled a chaotic sequence calmly and roofed a backhand from close range for his first goal, and then carried the puck across three zones before pulling up for a precise shot from just above the right faceoff dot.—
Andrew Knoll,
Orange County Register,
3 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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After the teen chambered a round, a staff member was able to flee to a back office and alerted the police, the airport said.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Billet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billet. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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