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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2
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 First, brands rented the publisher, building bespoke magazines for hyper-specific interests engineered to be trusted by a subculture so the product could ride in on that trust. Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 On September 1, Chafin deployed rented commercial aircraft to drop pipe bombs and tear gas on locations where the miners were suspected to be regrouping for further assaults. Elijah Tanall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026 Popl rented a Beverly Hills mansion, where eight members of the founding team moved in, including Popl’s VP of product and Jason’s brother, Ryan Alco. Partner Content, Variety, 28 July 2026 The company says more than half of active users this year have rented out at least one item per week, according to Pickle. Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 27 July 2026 In the early morning hours of July 5, a man saw a Bigfoot shortly after leaving a cabin a friend of his had rented in Voluntown, Connecticut, presumably for the Fourth of July weekend. Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 However, the couple rented a different unit at the same storage facility under a family member’s name in July. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 One of the key claims related to an incident in September 2023, when MacInnes and producer Amanda Ghost shared a bath at a Sydney penthouse rented by the production company. Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026 The building had been rented by Austria’s Interior Ministry since 1972 to prevent its misuse and was sublet to various charitable organizations. ABC News, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rented
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  • Fourteen of Freedom Fuel’s 25 locations are controlled by companies linked to Shamikh and Syed Kazmi, eight of which are leased from the investment firm Blue Owl Capital, the Associated Press reported.
    Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Spirit plans 96 two-bedroom apartments and 84 one-bedroom units, with 126 leased at market rates.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
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  • That need has helped to push the Nats to join the Miami Marlins, who started to employ the tactic in the majors late last season, and the Rockies, who hired the Marlins’ assistant pitching coach this winter.
    Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Presley told the Board of Managers that over the last few months, the district has hired 142 uncertified teachers.
    Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

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“Rented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rented. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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