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Recent Examples of loaned
When Koong went on a date once, Gu loaned her a beautiful necklace.
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Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Ten years after Blakely loaned her dress to Dawn, the two finally met again.
—David Begnaud, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
The gloves weren’t the first piece of equipment Street loaned to Vonn.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Nachlas also loaned an additional $100,000 to herself, making her total $473,373.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Khot loaned his campaign $405,000 in the most recent quarter in addition to an even larger loan in the previous quarter, and Bankole loaned herself $136,000 at that time.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
The landmark exhibition features paintings from the Barnes’ collection and museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art’s The Sleeping Gypsy (1897), one of the most famous paintings in art history and a crown jewel of MoMA’s collection rarely loaned.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Many of the jewelry pieces on display are loaned by institutions, including the historic Sartoria Tirelli Trappetti Costumi, the Atelier Bruno Piattelli and the RAI Milan archive, complemented by private archives of historical and contemporary jewelry.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Ten years after Blakely loaned her dress to Dawn, the two finally met again.
—David Begnaud, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
The gloves weren’t the first piece of equipment Street loaned to Vonn.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Nachlas also loaned an additional $100,000 to herself, making her total $473,373.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Khot loaned his campaign $405,000 in the most recent quarter in addition to an even larger loan in the previous quarter, and Bankole loaned herself $136,000 at that time.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
The landmark exhibition features paintings from the Barnes’ collection and museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art’s The Sleeping Gypsy (1897), one of the most famous paintings in art history and a crown jewel of MoMA’s collection rarely loaned.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Many of the jewelry pieces on display are loaned by institutions, including the historic Sartoria Tirelli Trappetti Costumi, the Atelier Bruno Piattelli and the RAI Milan archive, complemented by private archives of historical and contemporary jewelry.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loaned
lent
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Real estate developers Chris and Calvin LaMont, the hosts of Buy It or Build It on HGTV, lent the works by Jones and Thokozani Madonsela.—
Benjamin Lima
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Twenty-four masterpieces, many rarely lent, were gathered from museums all over the world and brought together in the city where Caravaggio, born Michelangelo Merisi, arrived penniless in 1592.—
Nicole Krauss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Loaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loaned. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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