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
Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Four custom Spot robot dogs from Boston Dynamics, which is owned by Hyundai Motor Group, are leading the effort.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
It's owned by Medline, a major medical-surgical products provider of equipment such as latex gloves, masks, surgical instruments and other medical supplies.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
The work has been delegated, not owned.
—Laura Steinbrink, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
That level of wealth, all owned by just one person, was once unfathomable.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Wolven is a format created by Fary and Panayotis Pascot, owned by Jaad Productions and Presque Prod, and co-produced with Canal+, which originally commissioned the series in France.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
More than three-quarters of America’s financial assets, including stocks, are owned by the top 20% — and more than a quarter by the top 1%.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
The transaction went through, and the lot is still owned by the West Perrine Community Redevelopment Agency.
—Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Verb
The all-day brunch chain has two other Charlotte-area locations (not owned by FourFiveNine) with spots in Ballantyne and Rock Hill, South Carolina.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Four custom Spot robot dogs from Boston Dynamics, which is owned by Hyundai Motor Group, are leading the effort.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
It's owned by Medline, a major medical-surgical products provider of equipment such as latex gloves, masks, surgical instruments and other medical supplies.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
The work has been delegated, not owned.
—Laura Steinbrink, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
That level of wealth, all owned by just one person, was once unfathomable.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Wolven is a format created by Fary and Panayotis Pascot, owned by Jaad Productions and Presque Prod, and co-produced with Canal+, which originally commissioned the series in France.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
More than three-quarters of America’s financial assets, including stocks, are owned by the top 20% — and more than a quarter by the top 1%.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
The transaction went through, and the lot is still owned by the West Perrine Community Redevelopment Agency.
—Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for owned
Adjective
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No Kansas justice has ever been non-retained.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The water, too, was wild—the Allegheny and its tributaries had yet to be dammed, and Flag Swamp was noted as one of the last hideouts for beavers in the state.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Elections officials still had about 13,000 ballots left to count across all of Yolo County as of Tuesday afternoon.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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But no homes are so possessed with pottery of the truly enormous variety as Jeremiah Brent and Nate Berkus, whose Portuguese farmhouse appears on the cover of our June issue.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
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Once Nikki returns to herself, she’s still left with extreme trauma and consequences, given that the possessed version of her murdered two people.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Football is an activity to be enjoyed together in Ghana, rather than merely something to watch on television.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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On Monday, the airport hosted a celebration for its employees ahead of the region's big events this summer, with fun that both workers and travelers enjoyed.—
Chilekasi Adele,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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“Owned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owned. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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