Synonyms of have
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as in to possess
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as in to accept
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as in to produce
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as in to deceive
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as in to experience
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as in to allow
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as in to bribe
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as in to hold
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as in to must
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as in owned
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as in accepted
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as in produced
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as in deceived
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as in experienced
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as in allowed
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as in bribed
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as in held
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as in money
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as in to possess
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 to accept
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 to produce
to bring forth from the womb
her grandmother had 11 children
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as in to deceive
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 to allow
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 to bribe
to influence someone with a bribe
an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price
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as in to hold
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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as in money
a wealthy person
a society that discriminates between the haves and the have-nots
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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 have
Mike Kaye
april 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Yu, who died last year, had forebears.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2026
But could-haves, should-haves and would-haves are not going to keep Forest out of the Championship.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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
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Verb
Proctor has long arms (33 inches), and his 6-foot-2, 291-pound frame should fit in well in multiple spots along the defensive front.
—Mike Kaye
april 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Yu, who died last year, had forebears.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
The financial gap between the NCAA’s haves and have-nots is growing wider every year, and new player pay/mobility have further allowed schools like Alabama to flex their advantages.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2026
But could-haves, should-haves and would-haves are not going to keep Forest out of the Championship.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for have
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In addition to hiring ambassadors, money will also go toward adding staffers in the security operations center, which collects feeds from more than 2,000 cameras, and security guards who are typically law enforcement.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Flipcause, based in California, was used by thousands of nonprofits nationwide to process online donations, allowing money to be collected on the platform before being transferred to individual organizations.—
Kelly Werthmann,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Venture capitalists nearly doubled their spending on new US university spinoffs in 2025 to $690 million after three years of declines, PitchBook data show.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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He was nearly wiped out but got back his financial footing when a venture capitalist asked him in 1986 to be chairman of the board, with stock options, of a new company called Magellan.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The previous approach to such malaise was for Riley to go into Micky Arison’s deep pockets and lure a free agent.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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This oversized cardigan is the equivalent of a cozy hoodie in sweater form, and with its deep pockets and wrappable design, it’s practically made for travel.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Have.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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