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
Breanna Stewart, Ray Allen and Liam McNeeley have all lent their voices, both on the court and on social media.
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Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Armstrong contrasted stablecoins, which are fully backed by reserves, with bank deposits that are lent out under a fractional reserve system, adding that tokens like USDC allow customers to earn higher interest on their digital dollars.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
The third torah, which survived the Holocaust, is being returned to London for repairs, and will afterwards either be lent out again or put in a museum.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
In 1865, mining engineer Fredrik Idestam opened a ground-wood pulp mill in southern Finland and later established a second mill by the Nokianvirta river, the place that lent the company its name.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
Temple B’Nai Israel, a Reform synagogue in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, lent the community a Torah as well as 50 prayer books.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
Following the movie's release, Tisdale continued to act on Suite Life until 2008 and lent her voice to Phineas and Ferb from 2007 to 2015.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The Watchdog lent me this space to tell my story.
—Dave Lieber
jan. 18, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026
The American actor Rob Schneider also lent his support.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Armstrong contrasted stablecoins, which are fully backed by reserves, with bank deposits that are lent out under a fractional reserve system, adding that tokens like USDC allow customers to earn higher interest on their digital dollars.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
The third torah, which survived the Holocaust, is being returned to London for repairs, and will afterwards either be lent out again or put in a museum.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
In 1865, mining engineer Fredrik Idestam opened a ground-wood pulp mill in southern Finland and later established a second mill by the Nokianvirta river, the place that lent the company its name.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
Temple B’Nai Israel, a Reform synagogue in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, lent the community a Torah as well as 50 prayer books.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
Following the movie's release, Tisdale continued to act on Suite Life until 2008 and lent her voice to Phineas and Ferb from 2007 to 2015.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The Watchdog lent me this space to tell my story.
—Dave Lieber
jan. 18, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026
The American actor Rob Schneider also lent his support.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lent
Verb
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Chelsea have loaned out players such as Jimmy-Jay Morgan and Caleb Wiley to EFL teams, while others, such as Mamadou Sarr, are spending time at sister club Strasbourg in Ligue 1.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The landmark exhibition features paintings from the Barnes’ collection and museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art’s The Sleeping Gypsy (1897), one of the most famous paintings in art history and a crown jewel of MoMA’s collection rarely loaned.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Each member gave their all, giving a rousing performance that ranged from sweet and cute to jaw-droppingly sexy.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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My dad also gave me some weird things to read for our little one-on-one Communist training, like Lenin’s On the National Question, which was a big ask of a twelve-year-old.—
Gaby Iori
January 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Lent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lent. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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