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
Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
For several months in 2025, activists from the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT) camped outside of the houses of various Condé Nast editors’ homes, and protested at the New York retail outpost of American Girl, which is owned by Mattel, whose board members include Condé CEO Roger Lynch.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
The difference is Quantinuum is owned by a public company called Honeywell, which is very responsible.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
The forur games will also be available on KSAX-TV in Alexandria, WDIO-TV in Duluth, KRWF-TV in Redwood Falls and KAAL-TV in Rochester – all of which are owned by Hubbard Broadcasting.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
My spreadsheet found that the 17 states with the lowest ownership rates accounted for 19% of their houses owned by investors.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
The business, owned by Rudy Lioce III, has been repairing and servicing cars and snowplows for more than 75 years.
—Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Geneva’s Fort Lane Park on beautiful Lake Harney is owned by the Geneva Historical Society and open for enjoyment by the public.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Last week, former Marni creative director Francesco Risso was appointed creative director of casual wear brand GU, which is owned by Uniqlo’s Japanese parent company Fast Retailing.
—Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
The company is currently jointly owned by Qatari investors and the Kering company, with Kering having the option to purchase the entire brand by 2028.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
For several months in 2025, activists from the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT) camped outside of the houses of various Condé Nast editors’ homes, and protested at the New York retail outpost of American Girl, which is owned by Mattel, whose board members include Condé CEO Roger Lynch.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
The difference is Quantinuum is owned by a public company called Honeywell, which is very responsible.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
The forur games will also be available on KSAX-TV in Alexandria, WDIO-TV in Duluth, KRWF-TV in Redwood Falls and KAAL-TV in Rochester – all of which are owned by Hubbard Broadcasting.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
My spreadsheet found that the 17 states with the lowest ownership rates accounted for 19% of their houses owned by investors.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
The business, owned by Rudy Lioce III, has been repairing and servicing cars and snowplows for more than 75 years.
—Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Geneva’s Fort Lane Park on beautiful Lake Harney is owned by the Geneva Historical Society and open for enjoyment by the public.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Last week, former Marni creative director Francesco Risso was appointed creative director of casual wear brand GU, which is owned by Uniqlo’s Japanese parent company Fast Retailing.
—Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for owned
Verb
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At some point before the end of the season, before that Bills game, Glenn had initial conversations with veteran coach Wink Martindale about the idea of becoming Glenn’s defensive coordinator.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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On the day Alex Pretti was killed, my block had its own candlelit vigil.—
Katherine Packert Burke,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Linda Blair would ultimately be cast as the possessed child, Regan.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
27 Dec. 2025
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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
Verb
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The university subsequently retained the law firm Perkins Coie to conduct an independent investigation.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Data is collected deliberately, retained indefinitely, enriched with other datasets and analyzed by increasingly powerful AI systems.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This dish is best enjoyed shortly after it’s made.—
Hana Asbrink,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Citi has enjoyed a 70% adoption rate of its proprietary AI tools, according to 2025 fourth-quarter findings, and colleagues across 84 countries interacted with the bank’s AI tools over 21 million times.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Owned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owned. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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