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adjective

as in retained

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verb

past tense of own
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
Verb
The Texas Super Kings are owned by Anurag Jain and Ross Perot Jr. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Dan Gilbert's Rock Entertainment Group, which has owned the Cavaliers since 2005, paid a $250 million expansion fee for Cleveland's return to the WNBA. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 The original Cizeta-Moroder V16T prototype, which was once owned by Giorgio Moroder himself, is headed to auction. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026 In February, SpaceX acquired xAI, an AI company also owned by Musk, and has since poured billions into AI infrastructure. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 United’s women’s team currently operate under the same structure as the men’s side, with 75 per cent owned by Manchester United PLC and the rest by INEOS. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Founded in 1884 and family-owned for six generations, LeJeune’s Bakery continues to serve its iconic French bread and ginger cakes the old-fashioned way. — Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026 The two have owned Babo Boys, a mobile food trailer, since 2022. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026 Formula One Group Series, a tracking stock owned by Liberty Media that reflects the economic interest in the commercial operations of the FIA Formula One World Championship, appeared in the consumer experience group. — Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for owned
  1. retained
  2. had
  3. possessed
  4. enjoyed
Adjective
  • No Kansas justice has ever been non-retained.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Definition of retained
Verb
  • While Eddie and the singer famously had their disagreements, Roth paid tribute to his bandmate after the guitarist’s death.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Farinacci had matches and a butane lighter when he was detained, Nowels said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of had
Adjective
  • Religious horror films offer narratives of meaning, mystery, and morality, shaping how power, belief, and the body—both pure and possessed—are understood.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of possessed
Verb
  • The extraordinary allegation offers a window into the waning days of an increasingly hostile primary race to replace Kelly, who has enjoyed broad popularity throughout her eight years in office.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • The polar bears, who were born in Nuremberg, Germany, 16 years ago and have adapted to the European climate, were the ones who enjoyed it the most.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of enjoyed

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