OWNS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

owns

verb

present tense third-person singular of own

as in has

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 owns Pokémon card prices have surged 1,350% since 2020, according to an index compiled by Collectors, which owns card grading agency Professional Sports Authenticator, CNBC previously reported. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026 Miguel Angel Flores owns a food truck near the city and said he, too, has been affected by the fear surrounding immigration enforcement. — Ivan Taylor, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 Jung, who immigrated with Park from Seoul in 2000, first began roasting coffee beans in a pan 10 years ago under the guidance of his brother, who owns a successful coffee roastery in Washington. — Lauren Ng, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Brittany Serby, who owns the Functional Wellness Clinic a couple of storefronts down, said she's never seen Quadri and is concerned about what might be going on with all of the mail inside the unusual office. — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway owns BNSF, and the railroad is a fierce critic of Vena’s takeover bid for Norfolk Southern. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Eventually, Tyler contacted a friend who owns D&D Bait Shop nearby, where the fish could spend the night in a larger tank with a better aeration system. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Now, Moffitt owns and operates two brick-and-mortar Moon Shots Super Food Cafes, his Guilford location opening in 2023, and a second location in Branford that opened six months ago. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026 Technology often succeeds at identifying a problem while failing to establish who owns what happens next. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026

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The brain’s surface has ridges and valleys, and CTE tangles are found in the depths of those valleys, called the cortical sulci, and surround blood vessels.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
Packers lose lineman Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Zach Bako-Bewele has a torn patellar tendon and expects to miss the rest of the season.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of has

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Such authority derives from followers’ belief that a leader possesses exceptional qualities or abilities.

— Morgan Shipley, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026
Cutting overseas dependency China possesses extensive rubidium and cesium reserves locked inside specialty lithium ores and salt-lake brines.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of possesses

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For all its trials and tribulations, Chicagoland retains enviable advantages vis-a-vis other metro areas, but its growth over more than a decade seriously lags many of those peer regions.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
China Arms reported that the Type 99B retains the Type 99 family’s 125 mm smoothbore gun, autoloader and three-person crew configuration.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of retains

Verb

Mahon enjoys tamales himself and said his restaurants have discussed offering them, but the economics can be difficult.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Away from golf, Scorpio enjoys weekend visits to Fredericksburg’s nearby wineries, another plus of living near the Texas Hill Country.

— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026