as in lending
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 loaning
The Sharks also had the option of loaning Misa back to the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2026
China has a history of loaning out its pandas to allies in what has been called panda diplomacy, per Reuters.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
United have no interest in loaning out — unless there’s a commitment to buy after the loan.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Karefa-Johnson also highlighted that thrifting is something Duwaji often does, as someone with a penchant for fashion and style, so renting secondhand clothing and loaning luxury shoes felt appropriate for the couple’s big moment.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 2 Jan. 2026
The Energy Department is loaning $1 billion to help finance a restart.
—Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
But no, a single depraved millionaire really did spend years loaning out trafficked teenagers to his rich and famous friends.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
In this age of discovery, new maritime technologies including the caravel, information tools like the printing press, and changes in the process of loaning money all helped contribute to an upswell of European traders looking for new markets to conquer by force.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Simons now says that Live Slow’s founders, Babb and Joe Malouff, gave him a 10% stake in the company in exchange for loaning it $50,000.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2026
China has a history of loaning out its pandas to allies in what has been called panda diplomacy, per Reuters.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
United have no interest in loaning out — unless there’s a commitment to buy after the loan.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Karefa-Johnson also highlighted that thrifting is something Duwaji often does, as someone with a penchant for fashion and style, so renting secondhand clothing and loaning luxury shoes felt appropriate for the couple’s big moment.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 2 Jan. 2026
The Energy Department is loaning $1 billion to help finance a restart.
—Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
But no, a single depraved millionaire really did spend years loaning out trafficked teenagers to his rich and famous friends.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
In this age of discovery, new maritime technologies including the caravel, information tools like the printing press, and changes in the process of loaning money all helped contribute to an upswell of European traders looking for new markets to conquer by force.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Simons now says that Live Slow’s founders, Babb and Joe Malouff, gave him a 10% stake in the company in exchange for loaning it $50,000.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loaning
lending
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All the same, his decision not to assign names to his principal characters, while initially lending the novel an air of universality, lapses into what feels like a formula for its own sake.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Instead of haute couture, most celebrities are decked out in snow boots and parkas, lending the event an air of informality.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Loaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loaning. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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