as in gives
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 lends
This on-the-edge-of-death thriller appears to deliver on every front—from the ever-alluring Fan Bingbing who lends a cool authority Neeson’s stoic presence, to the set pieces engineered to make your palms sweat, to the thread of grief and trauma that gives the action some ballast.
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Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The manager doesn’t have a coat that morning, so Jeffrey lends him his.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Her approach lends it the quality of a folky, vernacular of a theme park.
—Laura Bannister, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
For an eco-friendly option, check out EcoBirdy, a kids’ furniture company that creates its wares out of ecothylene—a patented material made from upcycled plastic toys that lends each piece a flecked pattern.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
The chassis is plastic—a bit underwhelming at this price compared with the all-aluminum Razer Blade 16—but the metal lid lends a more luxe feel, at least.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Khaite’s signature Empire hardware, hand‑polished brass with an 18K gold finish, lends some subtle glamour to the front flap.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2025
Built from a set of notes left on her desk, this posthumous work lends itself particularly well to narrator Julianne Moore’s delicate twang.
—Audiofile Magazine
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Mississippi's Cathead Distillery captures the essence of summertime in their honeysuckle vodka, which lends sweetness to this watermelon sipper.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The manager doesn’t have a coat that morning, so Jeffrey lends him his.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Her approach lends it the quality of a folky, vernacular of a theme park.
—Laura Bannister, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
For an eco-friendly option, check out EcoBirdy, a kids’ furniture company that creates its wares out of ecothylene—a patented material made from upcycled plastic toys that lends each piece a flecked pattern.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
The chassis is plastic—a bit underwhelming at this price compared with the all-aluminum Razer Blade 16—but the metal lid lends a more luxe feel, at least.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Khaite’s signature Empire hardware, hand‑polished brass with an 18K gold finish, lends some subtle glamour to the front flap.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2025
Built from a set of notes left on her desk, this posthumous work lends itself particularly well to narrator Julianne Moore’s delicate twang.
—Audiofile Magazine
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Mississippi's Cathead Distillery captures the essence of summertime in their honeysuckle vodka, which lends sweetness to this watermelon sipper.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lends
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The hurricane center gives the system an 80% chance of formation through the next seven days.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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And podcasting gives me the perfect platform to do that.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Lends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lends. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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