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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
Two Jets front-office sources, on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak publicly, deny that, and Glenn has owned the decisions publicly. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Federal investigators are probing whether insurance firms owned by Walter improperly funnelled money to other companies of his. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Karp was also involved in the sale last week of a $21 million lot on Palm Island where a mansion owned by gangster Al Capone once stood. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 According to Downs’ report, Adanse LLC, wholly owned by Espinosa, received $20,000. — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 Rio Ave and Olympiacos are owned by the same man, Evangelos Marinakis, who seemed to have moved the player from one club to another at a discount. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026 David Ellison owned a home in the Nashville area but sold it around the time the Skydance-Paramount merger closed in August 2025. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 Then, in September, the Rhodes family, which owned the for-profit school for nearly 80 years, transferred ownership to the nonprofit SVA Alumni Society. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Nolan-O’Slatarra was originally from Ireland and owned a swimwear company called East x East. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 11 Aug. 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
  • Cowboy boots, micro-minis, oversized hats, and platform sandals have all had their moments, but one thing never changes—Saint-Tropez is not a one-outfit kind of place, even for the most committed minimalist.
    — Lanie Goodman, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Blackhawks have had a ton of high picks in recent years and have acquired a surplus of highly talented and competitive skaters at both forward and defense, with Anton Frondell and Roman Kantserov leading that next wave.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 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
  • Similarly, loading up the XI for the opener away to Fulham with players who have enjoyed the benefits of a full pre-season makes sense, too.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The coalition will try to negotiate a new contract that will preserve or revise the pension and retirement healthcare benefits workers have enjoyed for decades.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of enjoyed

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