as in to give
to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned
I can lend you my copy of the textbook until the weekend can you lend me five dollars?
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Recent Examples of lend
The intimacy of all her personal relationships lend meaning to whatever look Moore finds herself in.
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026
Soon, crypto traders and other digital nomads flooded El Zonte, lending it the nickname Bitcoin Beach.
—Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
The partnership will see Northrop lend its expertise to the development of Kratos’ pilotless Valkyrie drone.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
The authority does not lend the state’s credit to borrowers.
—Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 9 Jan. 2026
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026
Soon, crypto traders and other digital nomads flooded El Zonte, lending it the nickname Bitcoin Beach.
—Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
The partnership will see Northrop lend its expertise to the development of Kratos’ pilotless Valkyrie drone.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
The authority does not lend the state’s credit to borrowers.
—Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 9 Jan. 2026
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Historically, the water’s purity was singular, giving life to a watershed that flourished because of a unique paucity of nutrients, a situation that hindered the pursuit of any single species that would dominate the rest.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Utopia Bedding Quilted Comforter This Utopia Bedding comforter keeps my bed looking super fluffy and cloud-like and gives my bedroom an expensive look.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Sharks also had the option of loaning Misa back to the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors are asking questions about money that James has loaned Marsh over the years, one of the sources added.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Lend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lend. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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