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 Other repeat candidates appearing on the special election ballot included Democrat Rakhi Israni, a first-time political candidate who loaned her campaign over $1 million of her own money; and Republicans Wendy Huang and Dena Maldonado. Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 Brazil Under-20 striker Deivid Washington is going to be loaned out again. David Ornstein, New York Times, 16 June 2026 Last July, French president Emmanuel Macron announced that one of his country’s great cultural treasures, the 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry, would be loaned to the British Museum. Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026 Production preceded those bank deposits loaned to the Fed, after which a creation of government (the Fed) can pay interest on reserves based yet again on the government’s taxable access to the private sector. John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Moreover, the one who loaned the shares can request they be returned at any time. Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026 In February, Portuguese power FC Porto loaned Eustáquio to LAFC through June 30. Josh Gross, Daily News, 25 May 2026
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lent
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  • The two, who are both professional and romantic partners, found that their creative paths lent themselves to collaborating, even if the timing was far from perfect.
    Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
  • There were new details, like placentas, and membranes, and buttocks, that lent a new reality effect to the images.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

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“Loaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loaned. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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