as in loaning
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 lending
After lending his deep baritone to Fatso in Casper, Brad Garrett went on to win three Emmys for his performance as Robert Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005).
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
That timing hasn’t been lost on the festival’s critics, who say the high-profile American comics are lending legitimacy to a government that represses dissent, jails activists and restricts free speech.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Earlier in 2025, Brooklyn and Nicola appeared in Moncler’s pre-fall collection rollout, lending their visibility to the luxury brand’s sharp outerwear and transitional designs.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
But a strain of fundamentalist politics attached itself to Trump early in his first term, lending that administration a socially-conservative anti-media heft.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
In addition to the linen collection, Paltrow will be lending her stylish (but never stuffy) point-of-view as the magazine’s first official guest editor for the publication’s 24th issue, launching in October.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
All three groups carved their own unique niche within the alternative rock scene in the early 1990s, lending to blues traditions and the southern flair of their roots.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Gael García Bernal stars as the Portuguese explorer, lending the role a desperate urgency.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Rarely has a Premier League meeting in mid-September at Old Trafford felt like a single leg of a straight knock-out cup tie, the teeming rain and dark, heavy sky lending a midwinter feel to proceedings.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
That timing hasn’t been lost on the festival’s critics, who say the high-profile American comics are lending legitimacy to a government that represses dissent, jails activists and restricts free speech.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Earlier in 2025, Brooklyn and Nicola appeared in Moncler’s pre-fall collection rollout, lending their visibility to the luxury brand’s sharp outerwear and transitional designs.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
But a strain of fundamentalist politics attached itself to Trump early in his first term, lending that administration a socially-conservative anti-media heft.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
In addition to the linen collection, Paltrow will be lending her stylish (but never stuffy) point-of-view as the magazine’s first official guest editor for the publication’s 24th issue, launching in October.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
All three groups carved their own unique niche within the alternative rock scene in the early 1990s, lending to blues traditions and the southern flair of their roots.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Gael García Bernal stars as the Portuguese explorer, lending the role a desperate urgency.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Rarely has a Premier League meeting in mid-September at Old Trafford felt like a single leg of a straight knock-out cup tie, the teeming rain and dark, heavy sky lending a midwinter feel to proceedings.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lending
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Through her Art Bridges Foundation, Walton has spent more than $500 million acquiring and loaning out works of American art to more than 230 museums across the country since the nonprofit’s founding in 2016.—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Later, in the parking lot, it is shown not to be him but another gambler who landed flat on a car, dead, with his wife hysterically blaming Dao Ming for loaning him money to continue his habit.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
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Ross is also taller, giving officers more viewing coverage above crowds than Walking Horses, which can be as short as 14 hands, or 4 feet, 9 inches tall.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Free friendship bracelets at Insomnia Cookies Meanwhile, Insomnia Cookies is giving customers free friendship bracelets for the day.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Lending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lending. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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