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
But no, a single depraved millionaire really did spend years loaning out trafficked teenagers to his rich and famous friends.
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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
Through her Art Bridges Foundation, Walton has spent more than $500 million acquiring and loaning out works of American art to more than 230 museums across the country since the nonprofit’s founding in 2016.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Later, in the parking lot, it is shown not to be him but another gambler who landed flat on a car, dead, with his wife hysterically blaming Dao Ming for loaning him money to continue his habit.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
Reese soon began loaning money to OneTaste, eventually lending the company a million dollars.
—Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
After loaning Marcus Rashford to Barcelona, the club brought in forwards Matheus Cunha from Wolves and Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2025
Fortunately, several other nearby school districts came to the rescue, loaning buses to allow the older students to resume school for the rest of the week.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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
Through her Art Bridges Foundation, Walton has spent more than $500 million acquiring and loaning out works of American art to more than 230 museums across the country since the nonprofit’s founding in 2016.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Later, in the parking lot, it is shown not to be him but another gambler who landed flat on a car, dead, with his wife hysterically blaming Dao Ming for loaning him money to continue his habit.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
Reese soon began loaning money to OneTaste, eventually lending the company a million dollars.
—Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
After loaning Marcus Rashford to Barcelona, the club brought in forwards Matheus Cunha from Wolves and Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2025
Fortunately, several other nearby school districts came to the rescue, loaning buses to allow the older students to resume school for the rest of the week.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loaning
lending
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Gilbert is hardly the only celebrity lending their support to Ryder’s Law, which was named after a horse who died in Manhattan in 2022 after collapsing in the August heat.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the film could have done a better job making those emotional waves relatable, perhaps lending them some humor instead of a seriousness that lacks inquiring depth.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Loaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loaning. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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