HOUSED Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

housed

verb

past tense of house

as in lodged

to provide with living quarters or shelter some of the freshmen were temporarily housed in local motels while the new dorm was being finished

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as in encased

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers the famous document is housed in a special display case

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Recent Examples of housed Rooms The College Green Hotel is situated in the heart of Dublin, housed in the former headquarters of the Bank of Ireland, which was built in 1912. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026 Foxborough, a town of around 18,000 residents, is about 45 minutes outside of Boston and has housed the Patriots since 1971. —

Chad Graff, New York Times, 17 June 2026 He has been housed in the county jail in Riverhead since his arrest in July 2023, but will serve out his term in a state prison. —

Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 17 June 2026 On his list are items housed in around a dozen US museums, including some that have previously cooperated with Cambodian requests. —

Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026 About 350 horses are typically housed in the backstretch, the association said. —

Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 June 2026 In the wake of the viral fight, the Alaska Zoo said the twosome is now being housed separately. —

Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 At the same time, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or BARDA, housed within ASPR, is supporting medical countermeasures for current threats ranging from hantavirus to Ebola, including a new initiative to fund Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine candidates. —

W. Craig Vanderwagen, STAT, 16 June 2026 About six units sustained heavy damage, but the blaze left the entire building uninhabitable, displacing what was estimated to be as many as about 60 people who were expected to be housed at a local hotel or taken in by family or friends. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026

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The owner of a former South Florida nursing school, accused of selling fake diplomas to students who then used the credentials to become licensed nurses, pleaded guilty this week to some of the federal charges lodged against her.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Earlier this month, an Iranian drone costing less than $30,000 lodged itself between the two pilots of a $40 million Apache helicopter, leading to the chopper’s crash.

— Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026