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as in owning
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 accepting
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 producing
to bring forth from the womb
her grandmother had 11 children
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as in tricking
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 experiencing
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 allowing
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 bribing
to influence someone with a bribe
an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price
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as in holding
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 having
Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
Therefore, chemically, at some point in the past, whether on Earth or elsewhere, a metabolism-having, replicating organism emerged, creating an origin point for life.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Brunson finished with 16 points and 15 assists but appreciated his coach having his back.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Before having a brick and mortar facility, the organization was exclusively foster-based.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
There’s not one team that is doing it a certain way — having multiple options working through lineups, lefties, righties, splits.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Delivering bad news In 2001, Jesse faced a scandal for having an affair that resulted in him fathering a child.
—Rick Davis, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
The Sharks have already sold out 12 of 26 home games this season, after having capacity crowds in 15 of 41 games at SAP Center last season.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Along the way, fall in love, with the book ending with them getting married and eventually having two children, a son named George and a daughter named Isabella.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2026
With Trav having his own silhouette with the Jumpman Jack, the T-Rex, those were super dope, and that whole process was fire.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
Make something soft and face-having, and the human brain will happily anthropomorphize it.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
Therefore, chemically, at some point in the past, whether on Earth or elsewhere, a metabolism-having, replicating organism emerged, creating an origin point for life.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Google’s latest lawsuit pushes the company to do more, such as warning users about the risks of having long emotional conversations with its chatbot.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Brunson finished with 16 points and 15 assists but appreciated his coach having his back.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Before having a brick and mortar facility, the organization was exclusively foster-based.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
There’s not one team that is doing it a certain way — having multiple options working through lineups, lefties, righties, splits.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Delivering bad news In 2001, Jesse faced a scandal for having an affair that resulted in him fathering a child.
—Rick Davis, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
The Sharks have already sold out 12 of 26 home games this season, after having capacity crowds in 15 of 41 games at SAP Center last season.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Along the way, fall in love, with the book ending with them getting married and eventually having two children, a son named George and a daughter named Isabella.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2026
With Trav having his own silhouette with the Jumpman Jack, the T-Rex, those were super dope, and that whole process was fire.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for having
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But the other teams in the NFC South aren’t just sitting on their hands.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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Video posted to social media showed passengers with their hands raised as law enforcement officers entered the cabin and removed one passenger.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Amphitheaters are a huge part of Live Nation’s business, with the company owning about 150 across the country.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2026
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That’s how Netflix goes from selling CPMs on dramas to owning an entirely new premium ad category.—
Max Cutler,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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Now that local leaders have cleared the way, CoreCivic can begin accepting detainees under its $60 million-a-year contract with ICE.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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The charter also embraced a mission as the neighborhood school — automatically accepting all who showed up at its doors.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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That minority owner Tom Brady, fresh off producing a documentary on the 49ers’ 1980s dynasty for AMC, would ship his best player to his native Bay Area?—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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That discontent then feeds domestic politics, producing anti-globalization policies like tariffs; that, in turn, feeds back into the international system, deepening instability.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The peach-plum gradient gown is the creation of Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen, whose high-fantasy sculptural gowns emphasize movement and eye-tricking form, often to gravity-defying effect.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Or, in other words, tricking them by holding up a sign.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
26 Feb. 2026
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Brazil’s government announced emergency measures including a national task force to execute arrest warrants, electronic tracking for aggressors and mobile units assisting women experiencing violence.—
Eléonore Hughes,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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East Asia has among the world’s fastest-declining birth rates, with some countries already experiencing overall population decline.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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As more observations are collected, those uncertainties shrink, allowing scientists to better understand the object’s true path through space.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Iran has a large Azeri population and Tehran has accused Baku of allowing Israeli intelligence to operate from there.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Smartmatic's parent company was charged in a Florida federal court in October with conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing a Philippine government official to get business, and with conspiring to launder money.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Smith and other fixers are accused of recruiting and bribing players to underperform in games so that their team failed to cover spreads.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Having.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/having. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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