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having

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verb

present participle of have
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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Example Sentences

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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
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
Verb
  • Luis Mauricio Flores Ordonez, 33, was charged with owning an unregistered aircraft that was operated by another person.
    Kelly O'Donnell, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • After that, owning any edition puts you on the same live game, and my earlier release-and-early-access guide breaks down every window in one place.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • 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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  • Instead of producing energy from heat, as with the radiothermal generators found on deep-space probes like Voyager 2, the NanoTritium system generates electricity directly.
    David Szondy July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
  • Tired of spending his days simply delighting in psychological torture and revenge, Lestat publicly chases the life of a famous rock star, writing and producing an album and performing in a cross-country tour while maintaining a fake vampire persona.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The whole memory industry is experiencing soaring prices due to the AI crunch, which means there's also a shortage for traditional memory needed for phones, tablets, PCs, cars, medical devices and other products.
    Kif Leswing,Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • Once infected, a person usually begins experiencing symptoms about a week later, though onset can range from two days to over two weeks.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • McDonald faced seven batters in the third, recording just one out and allowing six singles.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
  • But in people with narcolepsy, such boundaries become blurred, allowing elements of sleep to intrude into wakefulness in varying ways.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 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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“Having.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/having. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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