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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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2
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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3
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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Recent Examples of have
Scott Kennedy, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
Yet in Mbeumo and Cunha, the Portuguese coach now has the chance to reinvigorate his dual No 10 system with two proficient ball carriers.
—Peter South, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Charting a divided league’s haves and have-nots Ranking the top 25 college football teams: Who’s biggest winner after the spring portal window?
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Advertisement Second, Trump and Xi both have an interest in strengthening economic confidence at home.
—Scott Kennedy, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
Yet in Mbeumo and Cunha, the Portuguese coach now has the chance to reinvigorate his dual No 10 system with two proficient ball carriers.
—Peter South, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
Indeed, some are worried that the world will divide into the AGI haves and AGI have-nots, partially due to the exorbitant cost that AGI might involve.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Charting a divided league’s haves and have-nots Ranking the top 25 college football teams: Who’s biggest winner after the spring portal window?
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for have
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Drummond pulled out a pistol, pointed it at a store employee and demanded the money in the cash register, according to court documents.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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The foundations raise private money from students’ families and other donors to fill in gaps in programming, supplies and other needs at schools that aren’t covered by state funding.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Now, however, Silicon Valley venture capitalists, futurists, East Coast entrepreneurs, and pronatalists — who fear falling birth rates pose an existential threat to the human race — are eager to push the technology forward.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
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Rhea was a consummate capitalist ex‑provinces girl in the school of Girlie’s own mother, which was to say: nothing was dead if value could still be extracted from its ghost.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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With the government's deep pockets, the designers could use every trick in their spell books to conjure up the definitive Potter area.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Only a handful of companies, usually industry giants with deep pockets and rich data sets, are reporting clear improvements in margins or revenue directly attributable to AI adoption.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Have.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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