as in had
to keep, control, or experience as one's own
we own a modest house and an equally modest car
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Recent Examples of owned
Hugh Son, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Since so many of these locations are owned and operated by different people, the best way to check is by stopping by your nearest location.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 13 Feb. 2026
In addition to restricting access to restrooms, locker rooms and showers in government buildings, the bill would also ban unisex multi-occupancy private spaces in buildings owned by the state of Kansas, local governments, and school districts, as well as public colleges and universities.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Prospect owned Manchester Memorial, Rockville General and Waterbury hospitals.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
The property was later owned by the Tredwell family, who lived there for about a century.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, the leader of ports operator DP World, which is owned by the government of Dubai, resigned today.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
The bridge eventually gained a reputation for being the victim of periodic vehicle strikes, frequent enough that a local merchant who owned a store nearby kept buckets of paint and some repair supplies handy at the back of his shop.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The camp is owned by members of the Eastland family.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
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Tens of billions of dollars in corporate loans are likely to default over the next year as companies, especially software and data services firms owned by private equity, get squeezed by the AI threat, Mish said in a Wednesday research note.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Since so many of these locations are owned and operated by different people, the best way to check is by stopping by your nearest location.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 13 Feb. 2026
In addition to restricting access to restrooms, locker rooms and showers in government buildings, the bill would also ban unisex multi-occupancy private spaces in buildings owned by the state of Kansas, local governments, and school districts, as well as public colleges and universities.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Prospect owned Manchester Memorial, Rockville General and Waterbury hospitals.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
The property was later owned by the Tredwell family, who lived there for about a century.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, the leader of ports operator DP World, which is owned by the government of Dubai, resigned today.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
The bridge eventually gained a reputation for being the victim of periodic vehicle strikes, frequent enough that a local merchant who owned a store nearby kept buckets of paint and some repair supplies handy at the back of his shop.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The camp is owned by members of the Eastland family.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for owned
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Shooter entered arena with two guns According to police, the shooter was a licensed gun owner and had a permit to carry out of Florida.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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For over a century, college football had regional identities.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The story begins with two teens fleeing into the night where one is killed by her possessed mother.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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David Dastmalchian stars as Jack Delroy, an opportunistic host who invites a possessed girl and a child psychologist as his guests for the night in a desperate bid for ratings.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Dec. 2025
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Cocktail dresses and cozy twinsets have been swapped out for work-appropriate blazers and cardigans layered over shirts, though Rowe retained some of Jones’s flirty personality by dressing her in pieces such as a mini skirt, made more demure styled with stockings.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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But the parents opting out point to research showing that students who used computers at school performed worse academically and that information is better retained when read on paper.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
16 Feb. 2026
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Palmerston enjoyed a friendly rivalry with Britain’s most famous cat, 10 Downing Street’s Larry, who just celebrated 15 years in his post.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Argentines join celebrations in Buenos Aires Thousands of Argentines gathered in Buenos Aires’ Chinatown to celebrate the Lunar New Year and enjoyed dragon and lion dances on the main stage, alongside martial arts demonstrations.—
Ken Moritsugu,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Owned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owned. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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