as in control
the state or fact of owning something
Home ownership is on the rise in this country. The café is now under new ownership.
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Recent Examples of ownership
Bauman wanted houses included within the project to help boost home ownership on Milwaukee's near west side.
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Start by identifying the vine and verifying fence ownership before politely discussing the issue with your neighbor.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
The form requires that claimants provide their full name, address, email, phone number and proof of ownership of a Facebook account via a link or screenshot.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Form a governance council with IT, compliance and operations to ensure data ownership, accountability and consistent standards.
—Diganta Sengupta, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Start by identifying the vine and verifying fence ownership before politely discussing the issue with your neighbor.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
The form requires that claimants provide their full name, address, email, phone number and proof of ownership of a Facebook account via a link or screenshot.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Form a governance council with IT, compliance and operations to ensure data ownership, accountability and consistent standards.
—Diganta Sengupta, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ownership
Noun
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As air boss of the USS Midway, Jumper guided scores of evacuation helicopters onto the aircraft carrier’s deck during a chaotic, hair-raising 30-hour period in April 1975, as North Vietnamese forces were taking control of Saigon.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Nothing The best wireless earbuds for most people, Nothing's Ear (a) (8/10, WIRED Recommends) sound and look great, and have decent noise cancellation, good battery life, and great touch controls.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Inadequate record keeping of seafood/shellfish and fish.—
Ashley Fredde
July 9,
Idaho Statesman,
9 July 2025
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Railing against bias towards vaccines is like a politician condemning researchers biased in favor of seatbelts in cars or keeping lead out of household paint.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2025
Noun
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True Detective's Cary Joji Fukunaga directed the film, but since Craig's departure and the recent shake-up in proprietorship, no new Bond or Bond director has yet been announced.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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In 1961, the Soviet Union’s Yuri Gagarin became the first man up there, sparking an immediate bidding war with the US for proprietorship of the moon.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 July 2024
Noun
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One user even asked Grok, X’s AI tool, for details about the specific fireworks in his possession.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
8 July 2025
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Police are trying to find the owner of the minibike and learn how the 10-year-old gained possession of it.—
Craig Shoup,
The Tennessean,
8 July 2025
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There's more than enough power in the iPhone Pro and Pro Max models to allow macOS to run smoothly on the hardware.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Big Brother went from America voting out the houseguests to the housemates voting out their own with weekly competitions to have ultimate power as Head of Household.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
5 July 2025
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“Ownership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ownership. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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