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
Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
The previous owner was only interested in selling to a family business, and unfortunately for Château D’Issan partner and general manager Emmanuel Cruse, both neighboring wineries are family-owned as well.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025
The Bills have owned the Dolphins lately (if not quite the NFL, or now, even the AFC East).
—Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
Before their retirement, Valerie owned a shop in New Hampshire and Mike, 71, worked as a professional engineer.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
The Nittany Lions owned a 25-2 record in head-to-head battles.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Stranger Things was the first hit produced and fully owned by Netflix — earlier standouts including House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black came from outside studios — and its massive popularity turned it into a lucrative brand and merchandising bonanza for the tech company.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025
It’s owned by the Kingdom’s nearly $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund.
—Tala Alrajjal, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Most are locally owned, and several are housed in historic homes, making your stay all the more special.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Verb
The diamond is currently owned by descendants of the Austro-Hungarian royal family, who have finally come forward to share their family secret and reveal how the jewel made it out of Europe.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
The previous owner was only interested in selling to a family business, and unfortunately for Château D’Issan partner and general manager Emmanuel Cruse, both neighboring wineries are family-owned as well.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025
The Bills have owned the Dolphins lately (if not quite the NFL, or now, even the AFC East).
—Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
Before their retirement, Valerie owned a shop in New Hampshire and Mike, 71, worked as a professional engineer.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
The Nittany Lions owned a 25-2 record in head-to-head battles.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Stranger Things was the first hit produced and fully owned by Netflix — earlier standouts including House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black came from outside studios — and its massive popularity turned it into a lucrative brand and merchandising bonanza for the tech company.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025
It’s owned by the Kingdom’s nearly $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund.
—Tala Alrajjal, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Most are locally owned, and several are housed in historic homes, making your stay all the more special.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for owned
Verb
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Efforts to compete with Amazon during its ascent in the 2010s had department stores playing catchup on supply chain prowess and integrating stores with e-commerce—sometimes to the detriment of in-store experience.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the political tensions inevitably had an impact.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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One of those nods was for Linda Blair, who expertly played the possessed little girl.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Nun pops out of a wall, a demon appears on a bed, crosses start to spin, a possessed figure scampers across the ceiling and a man with an axe cornered me in a random closet.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Elsewhere in the state, the Democrats retained their Supreme Court seats and the Democrats won the Pittsburgh mayoral race, the Philadelphia district attorney election and other key races.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Democrats retained a majority on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The family drove across the lake into New Orleans, enjoyed dinner at a landmark restaurant and then met Justin’s oldest sister, Tara, at a sports bar.—
Alexandra Rockey Fleming,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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The film enjoyed a 12-minute ovation in Venice and has since played at Toronto, San Sebastian and London among other festivals and soon hits the MENA circuit with a screening at the Red Sea Film Festival in December.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Owned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owned. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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