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noun

ˈhau̇-ziŋ How to pronounce housing (audio)
Definition of housingnext
as in casing
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it a camera with a waterproof housing for taking pictures of coral reefs and other underwater features

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verb

present participle of house
1
as in lodging
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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2
as in surrounding
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 housing
Noun
Now, fueled by the artificial intelligence boom, the Golden City and its suburbs are quickly becoming the hottest housing market in the country. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 But without enough housing options scaled for these smaller households, families feel limited to their too-large homes, minimizing a healthy churn in the housing market. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
Esquire is one of only a handful of theaters housing the Grand Theatre projector that can roll through the film. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026 The interior resembles a personal library, with shelves housing the brand’s chains, Foundation collection and 10 tenets alongside rows of books. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for housing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housing
  1. casing
  2. lodging
  3. surrounding
  4. sheath
  5. accommodating
  6. enclosing
  7. covering
  8. sheltering
Noun
  • Officers arrived to find multiple shell casings and an unoccupied vehicle that had been struck multiple times by gunfire.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Shell casings littered the dark residential street after the shooting.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of casing
Verb
  • That’s true even while lodging in a dorm room at Missouri Western State University, home of the Chiefs’ annual summer training camp.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The criminal complaint alleges that Castro fired a gun at the front door of a home in Minneapolis, striking a victim in the leg before lodging in a child’s bedroom wall, and then knowingly provided false information to an officer about it.
    — Mark Vancleave, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of lodging
Verb
  • Additional details surrounding the circumstances of the crash or identity of the person who died was not provided.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The Mob Museum in Las Vegas has been fielding questions and debunking misinformation surrounding the case for years, said Geoff Schumacher, the museum’s vice president of research, collections and programs.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of surrounding
Noun
  • The two-time Olympic champion from Norway hadn’t raced since having surgery early this year to clean up scar tissue on the protective sheath around his left Achilles tendon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Gay then allegedly returned to his vehicle and came back with a machete in its sheath.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of sheath
Verb
  • Having a comfy and accommodating chair can reduce the desire to get up give you more time to get more work done.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As a large share of the state’s population ages, homes increasingly are accommodating fewer people.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of accommodating
Verb
  • Homes can be visually inspected for compliance from the outside, and enclosing the ground level area for living space after the home is constructed and approved for occupancy would draw a reverse work order.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Soon after, more people gathered, standing behind the sad but necessary fence enclosing the resilient tree, out of respect, curiosity or simple gawking.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of enclosing
Noun
  • Because cannabis requires about three months to grow, the Illinois climate allows for only one or two outdoor harvests a year, but that can be extended with greenhouses or other coverings.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Then only black was allowed, and full-face coverings became mandatory.
    — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of covering
Verb
  • More than 19,000 people were sheltering in tents, evacuation centers and makeshift camps after the earthquake struck off Flores early Saturday, damaging at least 4,500 homes, according to the National Disaster Management Agency.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Thousands were evacuated, with many sheltering in tents outdoors and afraid to return to their homes due to fears of aftershocks.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026
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