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
Baby pink softens graphic staples like black, white, and deep burgundy, lending them a lighter feel.
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Christina Holevas, Vogue, 7 May 2026
Moreover, Nigel is also back, lending her clothes from the magazine’s closet.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
That’s because lenders also evaluate the risk of lending to a specific individual when issuing a loan.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 4 May 2026
In 1985, the luggage, Roussos, and some 150 others on TWA’s Flight 847 from Athens to Rome were hijacked by terrorists, leading to a 17-day crisis and lending the bags’ auction all these years later a certain frisson, at least in the Greek press.
—George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 2 May 2026
Thank you, mentors, for lending your wisdom to help these writers come to their fullest visions more quickly.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Her most recent roles include lending her voice to Hoppers, a cameo in Project Hail Mary, and the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
But the statement also seemed to reflect a broader project of lending government support to Christianity.
—David Mislin, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have paused new deals and private investors have stopped lending.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Christina Holevas, Vogue, 7 May 2026
Moreover, Nigel is also back, lending her clothes from the magazine’s closet.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
That’s because lenders also evaluate the risk of lending to a specific individual when issuing a loan.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 4 May 2026
In 1985, the luggage, Roussos, and some 150 others on TWA’s Flight 847 from Athens to Rome were hijacked by terrorists, leading to a 17-day crisis and lending the bags’ auction all these years later a certain frisson, at least in the Greek press.
—George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 2 May 2026
Thank you, mentors, for lending your wisdom to help these writers come to their fullest visions more quickly.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Her most recent roles include lending her voice to Hoppers, a cameo in Project Hail Mary, and the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
But the statement also seemed to reflect a broader project of lending government support to Christianity.
—David Mislin, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have paused new deals and private investors have stopped lending.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lending
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Mejer was initially charged with child endangerment, accessory after the fact to a crime, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, loaning a motor vehicle to an unlicensed driver and providing false information to a peace officer.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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The federal government was considering loaning the company up to $500 million in exchange for warrants to take a significant stake in the company, but the rescue deal appeared to be off after disagreement among White House officials and Spirit bondholders, the Wall Street Journal reported.—
Peter Warren,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2026
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There, the pair of college students would listen to the trills of saxophones and shake hands with musicians, sometimes giving band members rides to gigs.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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How Florida’s new voting maps favor white voters Voting rights groups have criticized the new Florida maps as giving an unfair advantage to the GOP and the white communities that make up the majority of the party’s voter base.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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“Lending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lending. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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