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
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
At the end of a two-week trial, the verdict went strongly in favor of Maria Avila, who was viciously attacked by Hades, a 200-pound Caucasian shepherd owned by Brown, while emptying trash outside the singer’s Tarzana, California house.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 July 2026
In Fort Worth, Rossi Ydrogo owned a construction business and remodeled homes.
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Carmen Sesin,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Where there are several layers of entities, but all are owned 100%, a court may properly collapse all these entities together as one for alter ego purposes.
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Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
There’s then no record of the painting until February of 1934, when Hôpital Saint-Paul appeared in a Parisian art gallery owned by art dealer Paul Rosenberg.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
30 June 2026
Depending on the circumstances, this could involve receiving proceeds from the sale of estate assets or payment from available cash accounts owned by the estate.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Carrión took me up a hill to a restaurant owned by Solanda Vera and her son Humberto, a fisherman in his fifties.
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Will Freeman,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
The team is is owned by the Haslam Sports Group, which also owns the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
Verb
The company remains family-owned, with Alice Chen, Roger’s daughter, taking over as chief executive in 2018 and Jonson Chen, Roger’s son, serving as chairman.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
At the end of a two-week trial, the verdict went strongly in favor of Maria Avila, who was viciously attacked by Hades, a 200-pound Caucasian shepherd owned by Brown, while emptying trash outside the singer’s Tarzana, California house.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 July 2026
In Fort Worth, Rossi Ydrogo owned a construction business and remodeled homes.
—
Carmen Sesin,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Where there are several layers of entities, but all are owned 100%, a court may properly collapse all these entities together as one for alter ego purposes.
—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
There’s then no record of the painting until February of 1934, when Hôpital Saint-Paul appeared in a Parisian art gallery owned by art dealer Paul Rosenberg.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
30 June 2026
Depending on the circumstances, this could involve receiving proceeds from the sale of estate assets or payment from available cash accounts owned by the estate.
—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Carrión took me up a hill to a restaurant owned by Solanda Vera and her son Humberto, a fisherman in his fifties.
—
Will Freeman,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
The team is is owned by the Haslam Sports Group, which also owns the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.
—
ABC News,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for owned
Adjective
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No Kansas justice has ever been non-retained.
Verb
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The jewelry designer and mother of two had a lumpectomy, underwent radiation and took Tamoxifen to reduce her risk of recurrence.
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Unlike Brazil, the Philippines has never had a player make a meaningful impact on the professional game, especially on the women’s side.
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.
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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.
Verb
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The first thing Juan Ortiz, too, enjoyed doing in a wheelchair was playing sports.
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The mom-of-three—who shares daughters Honor, 18, Haven, 14, and Hayes with ex-husband Cash Warren—also enjoyed time at the tropical hot-spot in April during a family getaway.
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“Owned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owned. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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