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
These companies have lent money to software businesses and others that may be under threat from AI, and some have seen a rush of investors trying to pull out their money.
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
But those tireless days lent him the discipline required to pursue a career in tech, and motivated him to improve the agricultural business.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
The 10 pavé diamonds, five on either of the band’s shoulders, lent extra luster to the already beautiful piece.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
Their friendship included times where Jordan-Brooks stayed over at Stanifer’s mother’s home and had lent him money before, prosecutors said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Curry lent credence to their fantastical mission.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
But, luckily for Americans, the Japanese have so generously lent their cherry blossom trees to sister cities and exquisite gardens throughout the US.
—Adele Chapin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
And this has lent Margot a debased sort of celebrity.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
When other participants, both male and female, questioned whether Stanton’s voting-rights plank was asking for too much, too soon, Douglass lent his support and helped turn the tide.
—Beverly Gage, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
But those tireless days lent him the discipline required to pursue a career in tech, and motivated him to improve the agricultural business.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
The 10 pavé diamonds, five on either of the band’s shoulders, lent extra luster to the already beautiful piece.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
Their friendship included times where Jordan-Brooks stayed over at Stanifer’s mother’s home and had lent him money before, prosecutors said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Curry lent credence to their fantastical mission.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
But, luckily for Americans, the Japanese have so generously lent their cherry blossom trees to sister cities and exquisite gardens throughout the US.
—Adele Chapin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
And this has lent Margot a debased sort of celebrity.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
When other participants, both male and female, questioned whether Stanton’s voting-rights plank was asking for too much, too soon, Douglass lent his support and helped turn the tide.
—Beverly Gage, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lent
Verb
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Another Democrat in the contest, Jim Lewis, a former state prosecutor from Fort Lauderdale, raised $1,600 during the quarter and loaned his campaign $3,000.—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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Howell has loaned himself at least $50,000.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That gave Spurs legs but not a lot of control.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks’ second unit coughed the ball up, Landry Shamet’s minutes got messy, and the slopiness Brown had spent the afternoon talking about gave the Hawks life.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Lent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lent. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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