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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
Authorities later learned the party house had been rented by an 18-year-old, according to the New York Post.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
They can neither be readily rented nor sold.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
My parents rented a scruffy one-bedroom apartment overlooking a park in the Fillmore District.
—Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
The incident allegedly occurred inside a residence that was rented out by Peters, 20.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Some of the facilities were rented to new businesses.
—Daniel Hornak, Bloomberg, 26 Mar. 2026
Private pool rentals on the rise The Observer’s news partner WSOC-TV reported the pool where the weekend shooting happened was rented on Swimply, an AirBnB-like app for residential pools and other backyard amenities.
—Mary Ramsey
march 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Land could be freely bought or sold or rented, although there were a variety of legal and customary restrictions that meant the land market was not a smooth mechanism of resource allocation.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The property, a portion of which Edwards also rented out as a vacation home, is a short drive from Yosemite National Park.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
They can neither be readily rented nor sold.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
My parents rented a scruffy one-bedroom apartment overlooking a park in the Fillmore District.
—Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
The incident allegedly occurred inside a residence that was rented out by Peters, 20.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Some of the facilities were rented to new businesses.
—Daniel Hornak, Bloomberg, 26 Mar. 2026
Private pool rentals on the rise The Observer’s news partner WSOC-TV reported the pool where the weekend shooting happened was rented on Swimply, an AirBnB-like app for residential pools and other backyard amenities.
—Mary Ramsey
march 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Land could be freely bought or sold or rented, although there were a variety of legal and customary restrictions that meant the land market was not a smooth mechanism of resource allocation.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The property, a portion of which Edwards also rented out as a vacation home, is a short drive from Yosemite National Park.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rented
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In Qatar on Wednesday, a missile launched by Iran hit an oil tanker leased to QatarEnergies, which said no one was injured and reported no environmental impact.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2026
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According to the listing, the apartments are 85% leased with full occupancy expected later this spring.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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The relationship healed after Howard was hired as Michigan’s basketball coach in 2019.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The invader is a skillful art restorer, Lori Butler (Michaela Coel), who’s been hired by Julian’s greedy children, Barnaby (James Corden) and Sallie (Jessica Gunning), to work, or pose, as their father’s new assistant.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rented. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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