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 Earlier in the campaign, Moraitis loaned his campaign $110,000. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026 Another Central Florida candidate, Dan Green, loaned himself $1 million, the reports show. Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026 All told, $875,000 worth of computer hardware loaned by Silicon Graphics, $350,000 worth from Apple and some $500,000 in additional hardware and software went into equipping both the set and off-stage control room. Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026 Some fossils are loaned to institutions such as museums, while remaining privately owned, while others wind up in private collections and disappear from the public realm. Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 13 July 2026 Matt Evans and Adrian Wibowo were the first to go last month, as they were loaned to FC Wacker Innsbruck, a second division Austrian team that partnered with LAFC in 2023. Josh Gross, Daily News, 6 July 2026 Since it’s produced, and measured in dollars, short of the productive placing their dollars in coffee cans, their surplus will be loaned and invested. John Tamny, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 That continued in the following season and by the summer of 2024, he had been loaned to Panathinaikos in Greece. Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 July 2026 In that ruling, the high court said a cap on the amount of post-election contributions that can be used to repay a candidate who loaned their campaign money was unconstitutional. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026
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  • That level of play, led by stellar pitching, pristine defense and timely offense finally coalescing, has lent credence to the belief this team can be a contender in a topsy-turvy AL despite an atrocious start to the year.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The news was revealed at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday that the House of the Dragon actor would be adding his name to the list of prolific actors who have lent their talents to the Clown Prince of Crime.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 July 2026

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“Loaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loaned. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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