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Recent Examples of loaned
Few families in American history have given, invested, and loaned so much capital to a small community.
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Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The theft shocked Romania, whose national museum loaned the artifacts for an exhibition.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The Magnani Rocca Foundation has loaned artworks from all over the world, including collections from the David Zwirner Gallery in New York and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Brossoit was loaned back to the Sharks’ AHL affiliate on Monday afternoon.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
The directive came from a finance firm that had loaned to her small business.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Queen Elizabeth even loaned her the Cartier Scroll Tiara for the big day.
—Christopher Luu, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
The museum’s permanent collection now has nearly 600 items that have been loaned or donated by manufacturers, retailers, distributors, private collectors, music publishers and others.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
In February, Mrozek was removed (he has now been loaned to FC Cincinnati in MLS) and replaced with fellow ’keeper Harvey Davies, who had been recalled from a loan at Crawley Town in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The theft shocked Romania, whose national museum loaned the artifacts for an exhibition.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The Magnani Rocca Foundation has loaned artworks from all over the world, including collections from the David Zwirner Gallery in New York and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Brossoit was loaned back to the Sharks’ AHL affiliate on Monday afternoon.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
The directive came from a finance firm that had loaned to her small business.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Queen Elizabeth even loaned her the Cartier Scroll Tiara for the big day.
—Christopher Luu, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
The museum’s permanent collection now has nearly 600 items that have been loaned or donated by manufacturers, retailers, distributors, private collectors, music publishers and others.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
In February, Mrozek was removed (he has now been loaned to FC Cincinnati in MLS) and replaced with fellow ’keeper Harvey Davies, who had been recalled from a loan at Crawley Town in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loaned
lent
Verb
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Gold rose on Thursday as the widening Middle East conflict drove investors towards the safe-haven asset, while a softer dollar also lent support to prices.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Blackhawks signed Frondell to a three-year, entry-level contract last summer, then lent him to Djurgardens of the Swedish Hockey League, the country’s top league.—
Matt Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Loaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loaned. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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