as in loaned
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 lent
In 1973 that work lent its name to a semi-fictionalised documentary about the artist.
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 June 2026
Originally, putting her name on the business wasn’t her idea, Fahnlander said, but others convinced her the name lent legitimacy.
—Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 19 June 2026
One of the sons of the boxing legend has become friends with the band, and even lent them a horse for the cover of Stages.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
And an uncomfortable moment in a mall also lent insight into how the outside world might treat the pair.
—Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
The two, who are both professional and romantic partners, found that their creative paths lent themselves to collaborating, even if the timing was far from perfect.
—Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
There were new details, like placentas, and membranes, and buttocks, that lent a new reality effect to the images.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Many speculators were insolvent, and the banks that had lent to them were in similarly dire shape.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Not only does the opening hour pay off on the eight episodes of build-up that first aired two years ago, but the ensuing half-season benefits from the focus and unification lent by the results.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 June 2026
Originally, putting her name on the business wasn’t her idea, Fahnlander said, but others convinced her the name lent legitimacy.
—Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 19 June 2026
One of the sons of the boxing legend has become friends with the band, and even lent them a horse for the cover of Stages.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
And an uncomfortable moment in a mall also lent insight into how the outside world might treat the pair.
—Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
The two, who are both professional and romantic partners, found that their creative paths lent themselves to collaborating, even if the timing was far from perfect.
—Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
There were new details, like placentas, and membranes, and buttocks, that lent a new reality effect to the images.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Many speculators were insolvent, and the banks that had lent to them were in similarly dire shape.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Not only does the opening hour pay off on the eight episodes of build-up that first aired two years ago, but the ensuing half-season benefits from the focus and unification lent by the results.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lent
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Other repeat candidates appearing on the special election ballot included Democrat Rakhi Israni, a first-time political candidate who loaned her campaign over $1 million of her own money; and Republicans Wendy Huang and Dena Maldonado.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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Brazil Under-20 striker Deivid Washington is going to be loaned out again.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
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Oil prices fell on the news of progress, but uncertainty over the status of the Strait of Hormuz — Iran and the US gave conflicting accounts over whether the key waterway was open over the weekend — may have slowed traffic again, The New York Times reported.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
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“Lent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lent. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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