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
Shares have more than doubled since Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square revealed a 19.8% stake in Hertz with outright share ownership and total return swaps.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
And as ownership, the front office and the coaching staff deliberate, don’t overlook the sizzle that picking Sanders would bring to this franchise, market and fan base.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
Damon Dash is in jeopardy of losing his ownership rights to various films, including the landmark 2002 release State Property.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2025
As of last May, filings with the state of Texas indicated that 78% of CFP Administration LLC’s ownership was held in equal 15.6% shares by the Big Ten, ACC, SEC, Big 12 and Pac-12.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
And as ownership, the front office and the coaching staff deliberate, don’t overlook the sizzle that picking Sanders would bring to this franchise, market and fan base.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
Damon Dash is in jeopardy of losing his ownership rights to various films, including the landmark 2002 release State Property.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2025
As of last May, filings with the state of Texas indicated that 78% of CFP Administration LLC’s ownership was held in equal 15.6% shares by the Big Ten, ACC, SEC, Big 12 and Pac-12.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ownership
Noun
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The Hanged Man asks you to fully surrender control and embrace this chapter of stillness.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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That proposal would see Moscow de facto control parts of the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Donetsk regions that Russia occupies but does not fully control.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That revenue could help to offset Trump keeping in place tax cuts passed in his first term, which are due to expire Dec. 31.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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Plus, management has done a solid job keeping costs down to improve margins.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 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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So, too, was Gordon, Christian Braun, Jokić and other Nuggets nearly getting into a full-on brawl with James Harden and the Clippers on the last possession of the first half.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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But with the game on the line in crunch time, Anunoby forced a Cunningham mid-range miss, Bridges forced a Cunningham turnover on a drive to the rim, then Anunoby forced another mid-range miss on the game’s final possession.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Hugo saw that something as simple as shoes could be solved with the right approach and insights, cementing his belief in the power of technology to solve real-world problems.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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This feature gives you more control, giving you the power to decide what is enough for you.—
Celeste Polanco,
Essence,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Ownership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ownership. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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