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
McKinney was Double-A Binghamton’s pitching coach last season and thus owns deeper histories with many of the Mets’ younger arms.
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Nick Martinelli is a two-time Big Ten scoring leader and owns the two best scoring seasons in Northwestern history.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
As of March 8, 2026, Nathan Martin owns a permanent spot on that playlist.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
Invitation Homes owns more than 80,000 homes across 16 different rental markets, according to the initial complaint.
—Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Could DaCosta, who owns a basketball facility in Canton, come to Colchester for a meeting?
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Reliance owns the world’s largest oil refinery in Jamnagar, India, and has a market capitalization of $206 billion, according to LSEG data.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Mollica is a broker who owns the boutique real estate firm, Ocean East Properties.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
Daniel Sosa owns four licensed cannabis businesses in Los Angeles and previously urged the city to take immediate action to support the industry.
—City News Service, Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Tim Britton, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Nick Martinelli is a two-time Big Ten scoring leader and owns the two best scoring seasons in Northwestern history.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
As of March 8, 2026, Nathan Martin owns a permanent spot on that playlist.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
Invitation Homes owns more than 80,000 homes across 16 different rental markets, according to the initial complaint.
—Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Could DaCosta, who owns a basketball facility in Canton, come to Colchester for a meeting?
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Reliance owns the world’s largest oil refinery in Jamnagar, India, and has a market capitalization of $206 billion, according to LSEG data.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Mollica is a broker who owns the boutique real estate firm, Ocean East Properties.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
Daniel Sosa owns four licensed cannabis businesses in Los Angeles and previously urged the city to take immediate action to support the industry.
—City News Service, Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for owns
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Anyone who has watched the last decade of merger mania in Hollywood has good reason to be skeptical.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The 21-year-old has already done the same outside Balmain and Acne Studios that day, and has plans later to stand outside Rick Owens.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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Privacy and authenticity are valuable assets for any artist to maintain, but Styles has never been a master of crafting a specific image, let alone a lyric that possesses a kind of crystal-clear metaphor or emotion.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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The franchise possesses a bounty of movable assets, plenty of cap space and a couple of holes in its lineup.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Clay soil is heavy and retains water longer than sandy soils.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Dallas Morning News retains full editorial control of the Education Lab’s journalism.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Living history in full costume at Washington-on-the-Brazos If your family enjoys even a bit of Texas history, take them to Washington-on-the-Brazos.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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Creative confidence enjoys a tailwind as loving Venus hones your 5th House of Inspiration, so your talent shines without forcing the moment.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Owns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owns. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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