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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
Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
In the documents, the franchise said there were 10 restaurants whose leases the company planned to reject.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
The rule allowed conservation groups to obtain leases for restoration work, similar to how the Bureau of Land Management awards leases to private contractors for extraction and development, points out Sage Marshall of Field & Stream.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The Historic Third Ward BID – which leases Catalano from the city – will seek construction bids this summer, its executive director said.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Harris County, which owns NRG Stadium, leases it each year to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
—John Lomax V, Houston Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
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
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 Duneland School Corporation still has offices on the campus and leases the property to the YMCA.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
In the documents, the franchise said there were 10 restaurants whose leases the company planned to reject.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
The rule allowed conservation groups to obtain leases for restoration work, similar to how the Bureau of Land Management awards leases to private contractors for extraction and development, points out Sage Marshall of Field & Stream.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The Historic Third Ward BID – which leases Catalano from the city – will seek construction bids this summer, its executive director said.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Harris County, which owns NRG Stadium, leases it each year to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
—John Lomax V, Houston Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leases
Noun
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During the chase, Leatherman used highly dangerous evasive moves on local roads, open fields and residential properties, court documents show.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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In the Dallas suburb of Hutchins, a real estate company confirmed that it was contacted about one of its properties but wouldn't sell or lease any buildings to DHS for use as a detention facility.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The denim brand rents out ten of the valley’s most luxurious villas, hosts up to 60 people, provides high-end amenities like IV drips, massage therapy and an onsite coffee pop-up from La La Land and puts on exclusive after-parties.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Today, Amazon rents that hardware to customers of Amazon Web Services, the cloud-computing unit.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Olathe Schools normally hires around 200 certified/licensed staff per year.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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After all, Broidy’s private intelligence company, Circinus, hires the same kinds of former spies and commandos that Chalker’s once did.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In recent years, Utah’s senator Mike Lee has led efforts to sell off huge tracts of those lands across the West to developers.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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That bacteria lives naturally in the gastrointestinal and reproductive tracts of chickens, said Kimberly Baker, associate extension specialist at Clemson University.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Developers could also move forward with a project that would create neighborhoods on vacant parcels with more than three units.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
12 Apr. 2026
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Even so, looking at the 2024 city operating budget, which was $393 million, industrial parcels produced a net benefit to the budget of more than $16 million, according to the Northspan report, while residential uses lost nearly $38 million through demand for services exceeding tax revenues.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
9 Apr. 2026
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His company has built or helped build office-and-retail developments from City Center Plaza in Boise to Eagle View Landing along Interstate 84 in Meridian.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Apr. 2026
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Details about proposals are harder to come by than with UTLA — which tends to post on significant developments.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 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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Multiple plots to oust Moïse The text messages point to multiple plans targeting Moïse before he was finally killed.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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This means the plots focus on the action, of which there is plenty.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Leases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leases. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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