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as in hired
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
I couldn't afford to buy a car outright, so I decided to lease one instead
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Recent Examples of leased
In 2023, Kmart leased out the majority of its space in Kendale Lakes to At Home, keeping a small corner for what was once one of the largest retail chains in the nation.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Once constructed, the building will be leased and operated by Children’s Wisconsin, Adamson said in the letter.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Some of the spaces will be leased to retailers, such as personal salons and spas, according to Goddard.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Just in the city of San Francisco alone, over the last 2½ years, 1 out of every 4 square feet of office space was leased by an AI company, according to CBRE.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
In recent months, the US Marine Corps quietly leased a 57,000-square-foot warehouse at the former Subic Bay Naval Supply Depot.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
The land is owned by Newport and is leased by Hooters, said Daniel Braun, Campbell County's property valuation administrator.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2025
According to Cox Automotive data, 57% of EVs were leased in May compared to 22% for the overall industry.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
The farmer who does farm tomatoes, and leased that field from Tibbitts, however, is leery of making beds for his tomatoes in October after water covered the soil for more than a month.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Once constructed, the building will be leased and operated by Children’s Wisconsin, Adamson said in the letter.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Some of the spaces will be leased to retailers, such as personal salons and spas, according to Goddard.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Just in the city of San Francisco alone, over the last 2½ years, 1 out of every 4 square feet of office space was leased by an AI company, according to CBRE.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
In recent months, the US Marine Corps quietly leased a 57,000-square-foot warehouse at the former Subic Bay Naval Supply Depot.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
The land is owned by Newport and is leased by Hooters, said Daniel Braun, Campbell County's property valuation administrator.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2025
According to Cox Automotive data, 57% of EVs were leased in May compared to 22% for the overall industry.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
The farmer who does farm tomatoes, and leased that field from Tibbitts, however, is leery of making beds for his tomatoes in October after water covered the soil for more than a month.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leased
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Ukrainian agents rented offices and warehouses deep in Russia—including next door to a building operated by a regional branch of Russia's notorious FSB domestic security agency.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The unidentified home invaders stole his phone; computers; a hard disk holding his past movies; awards, including his Golden Leopard, and shooting equipment, which was being rented, as well as personal papers and bank cards.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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Titan Protection Security was hired, but that didn’t bring the company much comfort since employees work in the building all hours of the day.—
PJ Green
September 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Masino was hired at Cracker Barrel in 2023 after holding top positions at Taco Bell and Starbucks’ smaller international divisions and as CEO of Sprinkles Cupcakes.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Leased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leased. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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