rented

past tense of rent
1
as in leased
to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment we rented the apartment to a college student for $500 a month

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as in hired
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum will need to rent a car while we're in Europe

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Recent Examples of rented Since the building was already going to rented, open and staffed for one game, playing two would’ve been a good value. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026 Investigators also said four businesses that rented space in buildings Espinosa owned wrongly received $40,000 in grants. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026 Meanwhile, Hegarty's Hollywood home is currently being rented out. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Nothing says luxury wellness quite like taking a HIIT circuit class in an industrial art studio rented by the hour for a corporate team-building retreat. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026 The opinion from then-Texas Attorney General John Cornyn delves into how homestead exemptions apply to a home that is being fully or partially rented out. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026 Two GoFundMe fundraisers collected nearly $30,000, and Banda rented her late sister’s house while putting her own in forbearance. — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Two GoFundMe fundraisers raised nearly $30,000 and Banda rented her late sister’s house while putting her own in forbearance. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 The property features only three suites and can be rented out as a family or friend holiday house. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
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  • With an adjacent property planned for a 1,000-unit residential subdivision on the Locust land that the family has leased for several years, a path to land ownership is critical to surviving development pressure.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But just three years later Union Carbide sold the property and leased back office space, then gradually decreased its footprint for years.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
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  • DeMarco had no prior WNBA experience before being hired by New York.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Morales was hired by ICE in August 2025 and had more training than other hires, his attorney, David Lindenmuth, said.
    — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026

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“Rented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rented. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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