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Recent Examples of loan
Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Intentionally claiming otherwise means misleading the lender and breaking the terms of the loan agreement.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
None of them had parents who were willing or able to loan them the money for a down payment, as Lacey’s parents had done for us.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
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Verb
With a government loan, borrowers trade lower upfront costs for higher interest expenses over the life of the loan, the study says.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Intentionally claiming otherwise means misleading the lender and breaking the terms of the loan agreement.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma and former player Simon Adingra, now at Sunderland, were both loaned to the Belgian club from Brighton during their development.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
None of them had parents who were willing or able to loan them the money for a down payment, as Lacey’s parents had done for us.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loan
Verb
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That world is one that does not lend itself easily to cinematic adaptation.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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That’s likely because the colors lend themselves to other rising fall manicure trends, like crystals and mixed metals.—
Abby Dupes,
Allure,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The vigil, which had been planned several weeks in advance, was organized by the Genesee County Republican Party as a reaction to violent incidents such as the assassination of Charlie Kirk.—
Tess Ware,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Goldberg has long warned her audiences about the rise of AI and technological advances, particularly Amazon Alexa.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Alsenad did not benefit financially from the bribes, according to the plea agreement.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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No job, no bribe, no billion dollars.—
Najwa Jamal,
Curbed,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loan. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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