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Recent Examples of loan
Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In order to secure the loan, Chapman mortgaged the property with her brother Edward Chapman, who is also CEO of Marchesa.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Getting a government guarantee can persuade banks to loan money to new business ventures, even though financing them involves a degree of risk, Oetken said.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The permanent signing of Antony from Manchester United, after last season’s successful loan spell, has bolstered the Conference League runner-ups following the summer losses of young stars Johnny Cardoso and Jesus Rodriguez to Atletico and Como respectively.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In order to secure the loan, Chapman mortgaged the property with her brother Edward Chapman, who is also CEO of Marchesa.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
Frappier loaned her phone to a woman trying to reach family.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Getting a government guarantee can persuade banks to loan money to new business ventures, even though financing them involves a degree of risk, Oetken said.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loan
Verb
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Beauty as a strategic adviser—lending ideas to the makeup giant.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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While their benefits take a more aesthetic bend, timing your flower cutting with the foliage and other hallmarks of each new season can lend endless appeal to your arrangements.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Despite the advances in AI, Duan concedes that early domestic CAE software lagged behind foreign competitors in several areas.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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Every incremental advance in writing technology will accelerate progress across the entire spectrum of life science, from agriculture to pharmaceuticals, and from materials science to planetary defense; DNA synthesis is, after all, the foundational tool for engineering biology and biomanufacturing.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Financiers organized press offensives and enlisted top reporters as allies, offering lucrative jobs or outright bribes.—
Evan Hughes,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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Imperiale’s confessions also suggest that gang members had to pay bribes to Emirati officials.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loan. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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