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as in hires
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 leases
Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 Jan. 2026
Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The winemaker Solitary Cellars leases the buildings on the land, which are used for wine-tasting, live music and wedding facilities.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
The nonprofit leases the buildings back to DPS, which allows Denver School Facilities to mortgage the buildings with a bank trustee that collateralizes the buildings in exchange for debt proceeds, according to the lawsuit.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Launchpad leases the building from a nonprofit and has put about $100,000 toward it for renovations.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
The bill would have given the attorney general authority to act if a landlord improperly leases a property.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
With these arrangements sometimes called subscriptions or power purchase agreements (PPAs), a third party owns the panels and leases them back to the homeowner.
—Jeff Brady, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
The city currently leases beds in the city detention center to the county, but that contract is set to expire at the end of this year.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 17 Feb. 2026
The Batmasians founded Investments Limited, a real estate firm that owns, develops, operates and leases various properties.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
However, most of the large new retail leases citywide have been signed by health and fitness clubs, medical clinics, fast-food retailers, and educational facilities, according to the Post, making TJ Maxx’s new lease something of an outlier.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
The Housing Commission leases office space to create a non-profit center, and subleases to the NonProfit Collaborative, according to the bill.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The winemaker Solitary Cellars leases the buildings on the land, which are used for wine-tasting, live music and wedding facilities.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
The nonprofit leases the buildings back to DPS, which allows Denver School Facilities to mortgage the buildings with a bank trustee that collateralizes the buildings in exchange for debt proceeds, according to the lawsuit.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Launchpad leases the building from a nonprofit and has put about $100,000 toward it for renovations.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
The bill would have given the attorney general authority to act if a landlord improperly leases a property.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
With these arrangements sometimes called subscriptions or power purchase agreements (PPAs), a third party owns the panels and leases them back to the homeowner.
—Jeff Brady, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
The city currently leases beds in the city detention center to the county, but that contract is set to expire at the end of this year.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 17 Feb. 2026
The Batmasians founded Investments Limited, a real estate firm that owns, develops, operates and leases various properties.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leases
Noun
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The White House offer does not address several of the Democrats' top priorities, including requiring judicial warrants to enter private properties and barring agents from wearing masks, which obscures identities.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Ahead, 20 properties to book for your next postcard-perfect getaway.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sbranti told The Sacramento Bee earlier this month that the Democrat rents a room in the home and stays there when in his East Bay district.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Single White Female follows Allison (Fonda), who rents a room in her apartment to Hedra (Leigh) and begins to get suspicious about her tenant’s strange behavior.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Almost always, internal CEO hires lack prior chief executive experience, a trait that shows up in the data.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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As Andrew hires a lawyer (Denzel Washington) to sue his former employer for discrimination, Hanks movingly portrays a man fighting for his life in a society that fears and loathes him.—
Devan Coggan,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some religious tracts and pamphlets had been sent by radio preachers after Mama or Daddy had mailed them a dollar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Inside were sermons, political tracts, and educational booklets.—
Regina E. Mason,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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So far, 25 of the parcels have been cleaned up to state standards, the ECMC said.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Owners of undeveloped parcels in Sacramento currently must register them and pay a $70 annual fee, but the city says only half of the owners are complying with that requirement.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The developments signaled the war was moving in a dangerous new direction at the start of its fourth week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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One solution, Ugalde said, would be to allow higher density developments.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This year’s lie detector session will take place at Gothenburg – Nordstan from January 16 to 18 and at Olof Palmes plats from January 24 to 26.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For more than six decades, communist Cuba thwarted every destabilizing measure Washington aimed its way — assassination plots, a trade embargo, sabotage, travel bans and, most notoriously, the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, when Fidel Castro’s revolution was still young and the Cold War raging.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Gavin is a true leader, guiding a group of high school technicians through tasks such as hanging light plots, patching, and programming the light board.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Leases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leases. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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