landowner

Definition of landownernext

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Recent Examples of landowner Texas Pacific Land -- The Texas landowner gained 9%, a day after the death of Horizon Kinetics CEO Murray Stahl sent shares tumbling nearly 16%. Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026 The idea for a community with a focus on farming came from the property’s landowner who wanted to find a developer that would do something special with the land, Ferrari said. Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026 Last fall, a landowner donated a 44-acre parcel of land to the city near Warm Springs Golf Course. Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026 The latter means the federal government owns the underground mineral rights, while another entity, such as a state government or a private landowner, owns the surface. Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for landowner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landowner
Noun
  • Like Capital Realty in New Haven, several other landlords showed up multiple times in the data.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Chance’s landlord, Hobie, also has quite a secret past.
    Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Alarmed by growing difficulties for skyway-level residents, workers and shop owners, Kehmeier joined forces with fellow skyway denizens to launch Friends of the Skyway in January.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 10 May 2026
  • One of the owners told officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that 31 other sloths, from Guyana and Peru, had died — either on the way to the attraction or after arriving and being stored over cold nights in a building with no heat or running water.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026

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“Landowner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landowner. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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