loaned

past tense of loan
as in lent
to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned can you loan me your lawn mower this weekend?

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Recent Examples of loaned Ball’s mother loaned them £400 to record their debut EP Mutant Moments in 1980. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025 According to the Spanish newspaper El País, the artwork was being loaned out by a private collector who has not been identified. Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025 Evidently, Farke preferred them both to Largie Ramazani, who was loaned out to Valencia before the end of the transfer window. Beren Cross, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 The book and exhibition were developed from the same research sources, including a wide selection of archival photographs loaned to Wang. Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025 That Pixel Watch, loaned to me by Google, is the latest iteration of Google’s smartwatch designed to work with Android phones. Larry Magid, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025 The first time Smyth needed money, Walton obliged and loaned her $4k. Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 10 Oct. 2025 Bulso raised $56,000 and loaned about $490,000, with an additional $200,000 loan from himself coming in, per local outlet 12WBOY. Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025 Frappier loaned her phone to a woman trying to reach family. Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loaned
lent
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  • More recently, soybean croppers were angered by the financial support lent to Argentina, which went on to ship large quantities of its own soybeans to China.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • In the game that followed, players donned custom 1940s-style uniforms and used vintage baseball equipment lent by History For Hire prop house.
    Susan H. Kamei, The Conversation, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Loaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loaned. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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