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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
In an email, Truax said that the loan wasn’t to him or the other owner, but instead was a loan to the entity that owned Union 93. — Carolyn Komatsoulis updated July 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2026 Private equity firm Blackstone also owned half of the Universal Orlando Resort for many years during that time, too. — Robert Niles, Oc Register, 7 July 2026 While each restaurant remains independently owned and operated, combining purchasing power can reduce costs while simplifying vendor management. — Rob Falzon, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Prosecutors also asked for documents tied to properties owned by Sean McCauley, Jack Dudum and Sylvia Dudum Del Santo. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket—also owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos—is out of service after a catastrophic explosion on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral in late May. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026 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. — 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 The ruins of Dungeness, a 59-room, 37,000-square-foot estate house dating to the mid-1880s, once owned by Thomas Carnegie, brother and business partner of Pittsburgh steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. — Jennifer Peebles, AJC.com, 7 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
  • Bordenave-Jenkins reportedly had plans to take family members to church on Sunday before visiting Knott’s Berry Farm with a cousin this week.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The three children, who had no life-threatening injuries, were then taken to a hospital for evaluation and observation, the outlet reported.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of had
Adjective
  • 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
  • Once Nikki returns to herself, she’s still left with extreme trauma and consequences, given that the possessed version of her murdered two people.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Definition of possessed
Verb
  • The brothers were born in India and raised in Australia, where Johnny enjoyed a brief career as a semi professional cricket player.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Goodson explains that pomegranates thrive in warm climates and are widely enjoyed around the world.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of enjoyed

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