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
Meanwhile, Jones Dickson framed her candidacy as an opportunity to continue lending stability to an office that saw four different leaders in as many years.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
These blue-chip benefactors serve as wrappers, lending AAA ratings to grease the lending gears.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
Defenseman Sean Walker thanked Dundon for lending a private jet so Walker could attend his daughter’s birth during the playoffs.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Research shows that community banks maintain lower credit losses even while lending out a larger share of their balance sheets than big banks.
—Monique Johnson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
These later collaborations are informed by the audience’s memories of their past work together, lending an unspoken history to the characters and placing even minor films on a broader cinematic timeline.
—Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
The set design is intricate and distorted—visible paintbrush strokes, acute angles, crooked lines—lending the film a surreal quality and supporting its cast of expressive actors, exaggerated costuming, and eerie makeup.
—Air Mail, 30 May 2026
Close to 5,000 cinema professionals have now been signed the letter with international stars and directors such as Javier Bardem, Ruben Ostlund and Yorgos Lanthimos lending their support.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Other notable names to depart were lending magnate Don Hankey, who moved to Nevada, former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, now a Texas resident, and Hollywood director Steven Spielberg, who has called New York City home since January.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
These blue-chip benefactors serve as wrappers, lending AAA ratings to grease the lending gears.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
Defenseman Sean Walker thanked Dundon for lending a private jet so Walker could attend his daughter’s birth during the playoffs.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Research shows that community banks maintain lower credit losses even while lending out a larger share of their balance sheets than big banks.
—Monique Johnson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
These later collaborations are informed by the audience’s memories of their past work together, lending an unspoken history to the characters and placing even minor films on a broader cinematic timeline.
—Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
The set design is intricate and distorted—visible paintbrush strokes, acute angles, crooked lines—lending the film a surreal quality and supporting its cast of expressive actors, exaggerated costuming, and eerie makeup.
—Air Mail, 30 May 2026
Close to 5,000 cinema professionals have now been signed the letter with international stars and directors such as Javier Bardem, Ruben Ostlund and Yorgos Lanthimos lending their support.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Other notable names to depart were lending magnate Don Hankey, who moved to Nevada, former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, now a Texas resident, and Hollywood director Steven Spielberg, who has called New York City home since January.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lending
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Everton have an option in place to buy him after loaning him in January and that still remains a possibility, but there are other clubs keen too.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Tatler reported that this piece was given to then-Princess Elizabeth for her 1947 wedding to Prince Philip, but the monarch never wore that tiara in public, loaning it instead to her only daughter.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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Special commando units were also deployed to the location and carried out intelligence-gathering missions and drone operations, the other two sources said, giving Israel a valuable perch from which to see into northern Iran during the war.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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The show is still using some of those songs, giving the score’s relationship to the script a half-in, half-out near-jukebox feeling.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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“Lending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lending. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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