as in having
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 owning
In addition to owning companies outright, Berkshire holds stocks worth more than $250 billion, including large stakes in Apple, Coca-Cola, Bank of America and American Express.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Just look at how the secondary has improved, now owning the ninth-best passing defense.
—Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Stu Sternberg’s era owning the Tampa Bay Rays has ended, and his style of running baseball operations on a shoestring budget has wrapped as well.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
But that may not impact franchise valuations if the majority of teams remain profitable and owning them continues to come with real estate and other ancillary financial benefits.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
For everyday investors, owning low-cost, passive funds provides access to a broad swath of the market, which helps mitigate the risk that a slide in one or even a few stocks torpedoes your portfolio's performance.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Despite being a British show, its lead characters — aside from the uber-posh, pink Rolls-Royce-owning London agent Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward and her rough 'n' ready butler, Parker — are all-American heroes.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Nexstar previously announced plans to acquire Tegna, a rival broadcast company, for more than $6 billion in a deal would consolidate the local television landscape and put Nexstar in 80% of America's TV-owning households.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
The survey discovered that tablets have the highest proportion of ownership among children compared to any other device, with 47 percent of children aged 0 to 8 owning their own.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Just look at how the secondary has improved, now owning the ninth-best passing defense.
—Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Stu Sternberg’s era owning the Tampa Bay Rays has ended, and his style of running baseball operations on a shoestring budget has wrapped as well.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
But that may not impact franchise valuations if the majority of teams remain profitable and owning them continues to come with real estate and other ancillary financial benefits.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
For everyday investors, owning low-cost, passive funds provides access to a broad swath of the market, which helps mitigate the risk that a slide in one or even a few stocks torpedoes your portfolio's performance.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Despite being a British show, its lead characters — aside from the uber-posh, pink Rolls-Royce-owning London agent Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward and her rough 'n' ready butler, Parker — are all-American heroes.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Nexstar previously announced plans to acquire Tegna, a rival broadcast company, for more than $6 billion in a deal would consolidate the local television landscape and put Nexstar in 80% of America's TV-owning households.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
The survey discovered that tablets have the highest proportion of ownership among children compared to any other device, with 47 percent of children aged 0 to 8 owning their own.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for owning
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Martin Odegaard hobbling off the Emirates pitch for the third time in as many starts would have frustrated Mikel Arteta, but having Martin Zubimendi waiting in the wings is a luxury any manager would dream of.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Why does one hard working fan have to buy seven different versions of an album instead of just having all of the songs be on one complete album?—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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In 2019, there were five high-profile security issues at the Golden complex, including a staff member arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography, multiple escapes by violent young people and a riot between rival gangs, which injured three staff members.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Richardson was originally charged in Orange County with a felony count of criminal threats, a felony count of possessing brass knuckles, a felony count of possessing a dirk or dagger, and a misdemeanor count of possession of a large-capacity magazine.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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Trump had been charged with attempting to steal the 2020 presidential election and retaining national defense documents at his Florida resort after his first term.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Only twice in Ryder Cup history has this occurred, with the US and Europe each retaining their crown in 1969 and 1989 respectively.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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The epic-length adaptation of the seminal Mary Shelley novel premiered at Venice Film Festival before enjoying surprise screenings at Telluride Film Festival and another red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the photo, the twins could be seen enjoying vanilla ice cream cones at a carnival.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Owning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owning. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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