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as in owned
to keep, control, or experience as one's own
my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles
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as in accepted
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
we decided that I would have the job of calling the volunteers on the phone she refused to have him as a husband
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as in produced
to bring forth from the womb
her grandmother had 11 children
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as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
he'd been had —the painting was a fake, and he never saw the "art dealer" or his money again
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as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
had a great time at the party had three operations on her leg
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as in allowed
to give permission for or to approve of
I will not have any more nonsense about a party in celebration of my retirement
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as in bribed
to influence someone with a bribe
an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price
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as in held
to keep in one's mind or heart
I have never had an unkind thought for him do you have an opinion?
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Recent Examples of had
Smith had some hot and cold moments, striking out eight while walking five in 3 2/3 scoreless innings.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Kansas City has had an earnings tax since the 1960s, but voters have been required to renew the tax every five years following a state ballot initiative in 2010.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
The children are now in the fourth grade, but Thompson believes their friend’s death has had a lingering impact on their lives.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Chicago's Pete Crow-Armstrong had his first home run of the season, a solo shot in the seventh inning, among his three hits.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
That had Spoelstra opening with a lineup of Wiggins, Herro, Bam Adebayo, Pelle Larsson and Davion Mitchell.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
But the ancient Greeks may have had a point with their suppression of technē after all.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
Bin Sulayem, who had a years-long relationship with Epstein, was in a fix.
—Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Joakim Kemmell and Ryan O’Reilly each had two assists.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Kansas City has had an earnings tax since the 1960s, but voters have been required to renew the tax every five years following a state ballot initiative in 2010.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
The children are now in the fourth grade, but Thompson believes their friend’s death has had a lingering impact on their lives.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Chicago's Pete Crow-Armstrong had his first home run of the season, a solo shot in the seventh inning, among his three hits.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
That had Spoelstra opening with a lineup of Wiggins, Herro, Bam Adebayo, Pelle Larsson and Davion Mitchell.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
But the ancient Greeks may have had a point with their suppression of technē after all.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
Bin Sulayem, who had a years-long relationship with Epstein, was in a fix.
—Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Joakim Kemmell and Ryan O’Reilly each had two assists.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for had
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The plaintiffs also said that the address the city provided for the annexation is part of a parcel that the city already owned.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2026
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Investigators learned Elshazli was self-employed and the sole owner of a business and obtained bank records that showed a checking account owned by the business had an average cash balance of just over $30,626 between June 2018 and May 2024, per the court document.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Juburi said that his team has represented scores of families who’ve accepted deportation only in the context of serious medical neglect.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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But even a young woman struggling with the patriarchal conundrum of cool-girl syndrome (to be independent and accepted) might reveal more of a snappish turn of mind than Grace does.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
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After its first flight following Christmas in 1942, only 1,435 of these fighters were produced before the war ended, as per the National Naval Aviation Museum.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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The school has produced three Heisman winners (Steve Spurrier, Tim Tebow, Danny Wuerffel), a runner-up (Rex Grossman) and a finalist (Kyle Trask).—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Klipsch Austin Portable Bluetooth Speaker Deal Don't be deceived by the small Klipsch Austin portable speaker.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Svetlana Petriychuk wrote the play Finist, the Brave Falcon, based on real events, about Russian women deceived into marrying ISIS fighters and traveling to Syria.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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While not endangered, American woodcocks have experienced a population decline in recent decades.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Banks and Macfadyen are both experienced comic actors, the latter assisted by retrofuturistic production design (red trenchcoats!—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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Epstein also claimed that the prince had asked that he be allowed to see details of legal structures, organization charts, goals and initiatives of the Saudi central bank, the royal purse and the country’s sovereign wealth fund, his emails to Al-Sabbagh’s aide show.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the 88th minute, Neuer fumbled a routine shot and allowed Joselu to equalise.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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According to grand jury transcripts disclosed by the DOJ from the criminal case against Noel, an FBI agent testified banking records of the guards were examined, and there was no evidence that Noel or Thomas had been bribed.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Husted was Ohio's lieutenant governor-elect in early 2019, when prosecutors claim Jones and Dowling bribed the late Randazzo in exchange for legislative and regulatory favors.—
JULIE CARR SMYTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Had.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/had. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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