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
While Handler recently lent her platform to the hydrating power and moisturizing properties of Gold Bond, her advocacy extends beyond this endorsement.
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Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
News around Danaher’s cost-savings initiative and a 19% increase to its quarterly dividend may also have lent some support to the stock.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Like her late mother Queen Elizabeth and daughter Zara, Princess Anne, 73, is a passionate equestrian who has lent her name to another feature of the Cheltenham meeting.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
In 2015, the British actress lent her voice to the Minions movie as the Queen, and she can be heard as the theatrical Miss Nana Noodleman in Sing and its sequel, Sing 2.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
In 2018, Andrews lent her voice to a character in Aquaman.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
That’s because the Greek myth has lent its name to tantalum, a rare earth element crucial to the manufacture of phones and much more.
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
His signature dystopian style lent itself perfectly to Orwell’s story.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
In some cases, the surfaces even appear to undulate, thanks to the inclusion of beeswax, which lent his oil paint a sculptural quality.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
News around Danaher’s cost-savings initiative and a 19% increase to its quarterly dividend may also have lent some support to the stock.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Like her late mother Queen Elizabeth and daughter Zara, Princess Anne, 73, is a passionate equestrian who has lent her name to another feature of the Cheltenham meeting.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
In 2015, the British actress lent her voice to the Minions movie as the Queen, and she can be heard as the theatrical Miss Nana Noodleman in Sing and its sequel, Sing 2.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
In 2018, Andrews lent her voice to a character in Aquaman.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
That’s because the Greek myth has lent its name to tantalum, a rare earth element crucial to the manufacture of phones and much more.
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
His signature dystopian style lent itself perfectly to Orwell’s story.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
In some cases, the surfaces even appear to undulate, thanks to the inclusion of beeswax, which lent his oil paint a sculptural quality.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lent
gave
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Over the weekend, Hamas gave Qatar and Egypt its agreement to a proposal that resembles an offer made several weeks ago by White House envoy Steve Witkoff.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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To do this, Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) carte blanche to raise revenue for the USF.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Lent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lent. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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