Thesaurus results for RENTED

rented

verb

past tense of rent

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 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, worried about the attention a church wedding might attract, instead rented Madison Square Garden for their nuptials. — Miami Herald, 7 July 2026 Women rented designer gowns for galas, weddings and formal celebrations. — Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 The June 19 raid of the EZ-8 Motel focused on three rooms that were allegedly rented out by operators of a prostitution ring. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 July 2026 Franklin rented the property from Margaret Stevenson and lived on the second floor in a studio apartment. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 Saipov, who had rented a truck and planned to target a Manhattan parade, found the route blocked by these barriers and abandoned that plan. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 The rocky beach is lined with beach chairs that can be rented, and there are several traditional taverns and snack shacks. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 Officials said the climbers had rented proper equipment, but didn’t know how to use it. — James Ward, USA Today, 2 July 2026 The downtown Kansas City data center is patrolled by a security robot named ‘Lance’ and includes server space rented to Nebius, the Dutch AI services company behind a $150 billion, 400-acre data center now under construction in Independence. — Ilana Arougheti july 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

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An aircrew flew the rocket and its L-1011 carrier aircraft from Virginia to the US Army’s Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range on Kwajalein Atoll, a facility leased from the Marshall Islands more than 2,000 miles southwest of Honolulu.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
The company has been a presence downtown since the late 1990s and leased its current office space on Figueroa Street in 2013.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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Matt Gutman, hired from ABC News last year as national correspondent, is under strong consideration.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Many crew members are hired through third-party agencies with varying practices, and actual earnings can vary depending on the cruise line, the individual employee's experience level and other factors.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 July 2026

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