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 The Upland resident owns Young’s Automotive in Covina, according to the statement, where he is accused of placing the cameras to record unsuspecting victims using the bathroom. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 The design now spans bracelets, earrings, rings, and watches, and is said to rank among the highest performing products in the Richemont group, which owns the maison. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 And on the flipside, Michael Dell, who owns 40% of his namesake tech company, gained around $122 billion between September of this year and the same time in 2025—nearly doubling his wealth within the span of that year. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 New Cadence Productions, which owns both series, has set a deal with Fox’s free streaming platform to carry all episodes of the original Nickelodeon series from the early 2000s and the HBO Max sequel series that ran for one season in 2022. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Samantha Holloway, a leading contender for the team, owns the NHL’s Seattle Kraken and a majority stake in Climate Pledge Arena; the facility was redeveloped with basketball in mind as the Seattle Storm play there. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Abrams even owns a winery (Ev&Em) and a Rotten Tomatoes-for-booze company The Daily Pour, as well as popular New York City restaurant Danny’s. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 Mana, who began buying land in Wynwood in 2009, still owns about 15 acres in the area. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Ryan Hanafin legally owns several guns and has a license to carry a firearm, which was suspended Thursday morning by Reading police, the DA said. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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The mid-weight denim is rigid, made of 100 percent cotton rigid denim and has a bit of a rustic feel.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
When healthy, Ohtani has the ability to break out of even the most dire of slumps with an otherworldly performance, like that three-homer (as a hitter), 10-strikeout (as a pitcher) all-timer.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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Her path crosses with that of Inocência, an enslaved Black woman who possesses healing knowledge, knows the land, and devises her own strategies of resistance.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
More than 5% of equipment and materials supplied to US chipmakers originate in China, which also possesses some 90% of the rare earths required to manufacture semiconductors, a new report showed.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026