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Recent Examples of loan
Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
The Bengals, with a $60 million loan from the NFL, will put in $120 million while Hamilton County will pitch in the remaining $64.5 million.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Artwork and artifacts are traditionally loaned to the White House from Smithsonian Museums, like the National Gallery of Art, and change with new presidents and first ladies.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
This benchmark rate influences various interest rates across the economy, including those for mortgages, savings accounts and loans.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
The Bengals, with a $60 million loan from the NFL, will put in $120 million while Hamilton County will pitch in the remaining $64.5 million.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
The piece was later loaned to researchers, according to the study, who were surprised to find something inside.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Artwork and artifacts are traditionally loaned to the White House from Smithsonian Museums, like the National Gallery of Art, and change with new presidents and first ladies.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loan
Noun
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There is no sign outside Hurdle’s San Diego salon, but despite the low profile, her Instagram page warns that she’s usually booked months in advance.—
Lindsy Van Gelder,
Allure,
25 Apr. 2025
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While cancellation options are available in advance of the other three periods—broadly speaking, advertisers may back out of between 25% and 50% of their Q1, Q2 and Q3 upfront allocations—the ontological status of fall buys is a lot less equivocal.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Throughout her adolescence, her mother’s illness lent a sense of urgency to the family’s closeness.—
Katie Heaney,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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The location could lend some fresh energy to the show, which tends to live in the shadow of WrestleMania and SummerSlam.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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She was infamously shown stuffing $1,000 in cash bribes into her bra in a photo that was released by the feds.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
22 Apr. 2025
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Federal prosecutors accused Nadine and Bob Menendez of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in the form of cash, gold bars and lavish gifts from three New Jersey businessmen who sought help with legal troubles and business affairs.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loan. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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