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as in hired
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
will need to rent a car while we're in Europe
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Recent Examples of rented
Alexander Fitzgibbons, chairman of event planning business Fait Accompli — the planner behind both William and Kate's 2011 nuptials and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's 2018 wedding — had previously rented Forest Lodge for about $289,316 annually.
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Officers spoke to a witness who rented the apartment where the shooting took place.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 17 May 2026
The building is her residence, also rented to small groups who visit the island.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Everything relating to the film’s production must be rented, borrowed, found, or used.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 May 2026
The homeowner rented out the house’s pool online, a man who rents a room in the home told The Charlotte Observer at the time.
—Joe Marusak
may 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2026
Cars can be rented from national chains at both Hilo and Kona airports, and through car-sharing apps such as Turo.
—Kait Hanson, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
McMahon said Bowfield Green are market rate apartments, and 20% of Founder’s Square apartments are rented to tenants who are make 80% of the area median income.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
Instead, the team rented a gym downtown, and Dawkins, a point guard at Emerson College, played four-on-four with the team’s scouts after the Wizards had completed their morning interviews with prospects from the G League.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Officers spoke to a witness who rented the apartment where the shooting took place.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 17 May 2026
The building is her residence, also rented to small groups who visit the island.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Everything relating to the film’s production must be rented, borrowed, found, or used.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 May 2026
The homeowner rented out the house’s pool online, a man who rents a room in the home told The Charlotte Observer at the time.
—Joe Marusak
may 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2026
Cars can be rented from national chains at both Hilo and Kona airports, and through car-sharing apps such as Turo.
—Kait Hanson, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
McMahon said Bowfield Green are market rate apartments, and 20% of Founder’s Square apartments are rented to tenants who are make 80% of the area median income.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
Instead, the team rented a gym downtown, and Dawkins, a point guard at Emerson College, played four-on-four with the team’s scouts after the Wizards had completed their morning interviews with prospects from the G League.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rented
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Bell said that when OnStage first started, the theater leased a building at Generations Park (formerly the Bedford Boys Ranch) for $5 a year.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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Weeks earlier, in late May of 2022, Lago and several associates had purchased a storefront directly across the street and then leased it to Location Ventures as a future sales center for roughly $12,400 a month.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Money was not available to support testing and port screenings in Uganda when an outbreak was declared last January, one expert told NPR, and another said a majority of USAID's high-risk outbreak specialists were pushed out of the agency and not re-hired.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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To meet their growth targets, banks hired increasing numbers of women, African Americans, Asian Americans, and white ethnics, all of whom had been excluded from or simply wary about pursuing careers in finance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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“Rented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rented. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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