leased

past tense of lease
1
as in rented
to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment the landlord was willing to lease the apartment for less than we had expected

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as in hired
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum I couldn't afford to buy a car outright, so I decided to lease one instead

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Recent Examples of leased Fourteen of Freedom Fuel’s 25 locations are controlled by companies linked to Shamikh and Syed Kazmi, eight of which are leased from the investment firm Blue Owl Capital, the Associated Press reported. Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Spirit plans 96 two-bedroom apartments and 84 one-bedroom units, with 126 leased at market rates. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026 City commissioners will decide on Thursday whether to sell the white wood-frame cottage, which is currently leased by the Dade Historic Trust. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026 In 1776, the Continental Congress leased private land along Philadelphia’s Front Street docks to build and outfit warships for the American Revolution. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 But many forests overlay valuable minerals and parcels can be leased by private companies for the extraction of nonrenewable resources such as oil, gas and coal. ABC News, 13 July 2026 The tech company leased roughly 501,300 square feet during the first week of July in a business hub known as Cochrane Technology Center, several sources with knowledge of the rental transaction told this news organization. George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 An aircraft carrying the rocket and satellite took off from the US Army’s Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range on Kwajalein Atoll, a facility leased from the Marshall Islands. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 The retail and dining center, which opened in 2018, is now 99% leased, according to Caruso. City News Service, Daily News, 9 July 2026
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  • First, brands rented the publisher, building bespoke magazines for hyper-specific interests engineered to be trusted by a subculture so the product could ride in on that trust.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • On September 1, Chafin deployed rented commercial aircraft to drop pipe bombs and tear gas on locations where the miners were suspected to be regrouping for further assaults.
    Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
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  • That need has helped to push the Nats to join the Miami Marlins, who started to employ the tactic in the majors late last season, and the Rockies, who hired the Marlins’ assistant pitching coach this winter.
    Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Presley told the Board of Managers that over the last few months, the district has hired 142 uncertified teachers.
    Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

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“Leased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leased. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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