having 1 of 2

noun

as in hands

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verb

present participle of have
1
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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2
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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5
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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7
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
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
Data center developments have stoked anger across the state in recent years as residents worry about resource consumption as well as noise and others issues related to having large-scale tech facilities near residential areas. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026 The goal is to make your lineup unique, so try (in GPP) to stay away from having all the players that the field values (this is the strategy for cash). — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Dwayne Johnson was instrumental to the development of the live-action film and was a producer, but was there ever a conversation about having someone other than him to play Maui? — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 July 2026 People can carry the antibodies while not having any symptoms. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 Swift and Kelce opted against having traditional bridesmaids and groomsmen. — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 4 July 2026 The Seattle Mariners are just 13-for-52 for their careers against Cease, with Josh Naylor having half of the hits and at-bats. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 But having an awareness of how to mitigate the impact of falls, and developing the mentality not to be scared of falling, can be crucial to making a deep run at the slipperiest Slam. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 3 July 2026 In Switzerland, having kids is something very private, and public support is quite limited. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for having
  1. hands
  2. owning
  3. accepting
  4. producing
  5. tricking
  6. experiencing
  7. allowing
  8. bribing
Noun
  • Imagine how that comes across to a president who wouldn’t admit to climate change if his putter melted in his hands or Mar-a-Lago became a swim-up hotel.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • But while Erling Haaland and his band of striking Vikings have taken the 2026 World Cup by storm, Norwegian sports officials have been wringing their hands about the future of the nation’s sports model.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026
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Verb
  • The market does not reward investors for owning renowned brands.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • From 2005 to 2024, the share of adults ages 25 to 34 who lived independently, renting or owning a home with a spouse, declined from 74% to 62%, according to the Urban Institute.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of owning
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  • Not Carrying Cash During the pandemic, Japan got a lot better about accepting digital payments, but there are still lots of places that only want cold, hard cash, especially small businesses.
    — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
  • The roughly 15-minute speech July 3 touched on his own biography while also spotlighting America's long history of accepting people from all corners of the world.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 3 July 2026
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  • Earlier studies also showed that slightly acidic seawater from the BPMED process can accelerate algae growth, and allow future systems to simultaneously recover minerals while producing chemicals, fuels, fertilizers, and biomass.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
  • While a balanced fertilizer is fine, avoid nitrogen-heavy products like a 10-3-3, which can cause excessive green leafy growth and slow blooming as lots of nitrogen will encourage the plant to focus more on producing foliage.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
Definition of producing
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  • These fraudulent sites often mimic legitimate stores or rank high in search results, tricking desperate consumers into buying non-existent AC units.
    — Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • The schemes involve a predator pretending to be a teenager online and tricking victims into sending illicit photos of themselves.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 17 June 2026
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  • The company says the platform is designed to operate reliably in demanding environments, including high-altitude regions up to 10,800 feet (3,300 meters) above sea level and areas experiencing extremely cold temperatures.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
  • More significantly, at this time Western officials began to echo Ukrainian claims that Russia was experiencing up to 35,000 dead or wounded on the battlefield every month.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of experiencing
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  • Even if a third party such as Oman collected the fees, tolls would likely still breach international maritime laws, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), allowing insurers to reject voyages or terminate cover.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • The crowd was well controlled while still allowing the normal flow of traffic.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
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  • They are charged with wire fraud conspiracy, bribery in sporting contests and money laundering conspiracy for allegedly bribing Beasley to manipulate his performance.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Similar raids by the feds at addresses tied to then-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and then-San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo eventually led to criminal indictments against both politicians, as well as the businessmen accused of bribing them.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
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