as in loaned
to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned
I can lend you my copy of the textbook until the weekend can you lend me five dollars?
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Recent Examples of lent
Other actors who have lent their voices for the app include Jamie Campbell Bower, Victoria Pedretti, Jesse Williams, Thomas Doherty, Andrew Scott, Katherine Moennig and Tom Blyth.
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Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
One was one lent more into Indian culture and one lent more into nostalgia.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Abundant evidence previously published by El Faro lent credibility to the gang members’ claims, but in these times, an intelligence document with official stamps and signatures or pictures from prison security cameras have less weight than a famous fugitive gang leader saying it himself on camera.
—Óscar Martínez & Carlos Martínez, The Dial, 16 Sep. 2025
Nipped-waist blazers and horseshoe-like pendants lent Ashlyn’s runway a hint of the equestrian.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
Hayek has also appeared in Eternals (2021), House of Gucci (2021), Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021), and lent her voice to Kitty Softpaws in the Puss in Boots franchise (2011, 2022).
—Keith Langston, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
An interest rate is the price of borrowing or lending money, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount, which is the original sum of money borrowed or lent.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Jones then lent his voice to nearly 200 movies and TV series, becoming a renowned actor both on the screen and on the stage.
—Vandana Pawa, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Always Here letter also lent the allegations crucial context.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
One was one lent more into Indian culture and one lent more into nostalgia.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Abundant evidence previously published by El Faro lent credibility to the gang members’ claims, but in these times, an intelligence document with official stamps and signatures or pictures from prison security cameras have less weight than a famous fugitive gang leader saying it himself on camera.
—Óscar Martínez & Carlos Martínez, The Dial, 16 Sep. 2025
Nipped-waist blazers and horseshoe-like pendants lent Ashlyn’s runway a hint of the equestrian.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
Hayek has also appeared in Eternals (2021), House of Gucci (2021), Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021), and lent her voice to Kitty Softpaws in the Puss in Boots franchise (2011, 2022).
—Keith Langston, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
An interest rate is the price of borrowing or lending money, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount, which is the original sum of money borrowed or lent.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Jones then lent his voice to nearly 200 movies and TV series, becoming a renowned actor both on the screen and on the stage.
—Vandana Pawa, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Always Here letter also lent the allegations crucial context.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lent
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Given Galton is injured too, Melvine Malard or Bizet will likely play on the left leaving a lack of cover on the right as Geyse was loaned to Gotham FC but Park, although most comfortable in the No 10 role, could play on the wing and come inside.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Design What Lincoln equipped on the Nautilus loaned to me was a standard list of luxury options, coupled with some more uncommon ones.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
2 Sep. 2025
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However, another jailhouse informant, David Vogel, later gave a recorded interview to a DA investigator, also saying Neary admitted to stabbing the victim, corroborating Lunsford’s original statement.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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There were chiffon dresses that gave a nod to the 1920s with their drop waists.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Lent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lent. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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