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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
DePina rented a room in a sober-living house on one side of the tracks and was crossing to get to a group meeting on the other side.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
The photo is actually from when Drizzy rented out Dodger Stadium for an intimate dinner date with Johanna Leia in 2021.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
In June 2024, Stephen Kuehl was at a cabin in Juneau County, rented through Airbnb, with 19 other family members for a Fourth of July gathering.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
But the agreement didn’t stop them from being turned into offices, rented out as residences, or sold off as homes, which certainly would have made sense as townhouse prices in the surrounding neighborhoods started to surpass $5 million.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
Lorincz rented an apartment in Ocala, a city about 60 miles northwest of Orlando.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Until recently, the sellers rented the home.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Next door to the Moores, an unhappy young couple had rented a room on the first floor of an ancient duplex, a house with debris in the yard that included bedsprings and shopping carts.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Some are dilapidated and need tens of thousands of dollars in renovations before they can be rented out again.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
The photo is actually from when Drizzy rented out Dodger Stadium for an intimate dinner date with Johanna Leia in 2021.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
In June 2024, Stephen Kuehl was at a cabin in Juneau County, rented through Airbnb, with 19 other family members for a Fourth of July gathering.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
But the agreement didn’t stop them from being turned into offices, rented out as residences, or sold off as homes, which certainly would have made sense as townhouse prices in the surrounding neighborhoods started to surpass $5 million.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
Lorincz rented an apartment in Ocala, a city about 60 miles northwest of Orlando.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Until recently, the sellers rented the home.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Next door to the Moores, an unhappy young couple had rented a room on the first floor of an ancient duplex, a house with debris in the yard that included bedsprings and shopping carts.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Some are dilapidated and need tens of thousands of dollars in renovations before they can be rented out again.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rented
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The Los Angeles Clippers’ new $2 billion arena, Intuit Dome, includes four courtside cabanas that cost $2 million per year and are all leased.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Emirates confirmed to Reuters that its plane was leased from and operated by ACT Airlines, a Turkish carrier that provides extra cargo capacity to major airlines.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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In 1873 twenty-two-year-old Edward Walter Maunder was hired as the spectroscopic assistant for this program.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Woodward was the one who hired Fisher at Texas A&M.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Rented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rented. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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