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 Early last year, the telecom mogul John Malone tapped Derek Chang to be the new CEO of Liberty Media, the holding company that owns Formula 1. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026 Dos Hombres was founded in 2019 by the former Breaking Bad stars, who partnered with maestro mezcalero Gregorio Velasco to produce their mezcal expressions (the brand is now backed by Constellation Brands, which owns a minority stake). — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026 The Spencer family owns the crown and will one day also go to Louis. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026 Barry Diller’s company, which also owns Food & Wine and Southern Living magazines, saw shares jump 10%. — Ananya Chetia,fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 The Cinémathèque Française, which owns the 1960 prop, declined the museum’s loan request. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 As a collector, Taschen owns works by many artists of his own generation, among them Tom of Finland, Albert Oehlen, Jeff Koons, and Martin Kippenberger. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 If the picture is understood but nobody owns the next decision, there is an ownership problem. — Shahen Minasyan, Forbes.com, 24 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

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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