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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
McMahon said Bowfield Green are market rate apartments, and 20% of Founder’s Square apartments are rented to tenants who are make 80% of the area median income.
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Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
When officers arrived at the scene, several residents said the fire was intentionally set and that people were trapped inside the home, which was rented out to several subletters.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Instead, the team rented a gym downtown, and Dawkins, a point guard at Emerson College, played four-on-four with the team’s scouts after the Wizards had completed their morning interviews with prospects from the G League.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Neighbors said the home where the party took place is rented out by the owner, usually to those who vacation in the Indiana Dunes.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
The infrastructure that used to require three hundred engineers is rented by the hour.
—Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
The Epsteins, on the other hand, rented a second-floor apartment at the end of our street in a house that, like many of the old mansions, had been divided up and turned into rentals.
—Gabrielle Glancy, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026
My family rented a large house with multiple bedrooms for a long weekend.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 9 May 2026
Frustrated with work and the chaotic state of the world, Matt and Elaine Weyandt quit their jobs in 2012, and with a toddler and newborn in tow, rented a tiny house in Costa Rica’s jungle.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
When officers arrived at the scene, several residents said the fire was intentionally set and that people were trapped inside the home, which was rented out to several subletters.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Instead, the team rented a gym downtown, and Dawkins, a point guard at Emerson College, played four-on-four with the team’s scouts after the Wizards had completed their morning interviews with prospects from the G League.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Neighbors said the home where the party took place is rented out by the owner, usually to those who vacation in the Indiana Dunes.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
The infrastructure that used to require three hundred engineers is rented by the hour.
—Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
The Epsteins, on the other hand, rented a second-floor apartment at the end of our street in a house that, like many of the old mansions, had been divided up and turned into rentals.
—Gabrielle Glancy, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026
My family rented a large house with multiple bedrooms for a long weekend.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 9 May 2026
Frustrated with work and the chaotic state of the world, Matt and Elaine Weyandt quit their jobs in 2012, and with a toddler and newborn in tow, rented a tiny house in Costa Rica’s jungle.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rented
Verb
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What was leased will be repossessed to recover debt in bankruptcy court.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has leased two Air Tractor AT-802 aircraft to use as water scoopers during the state's 2026 wildfire season.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Money was not available to support testing and port screenings in Uganda when an outbreak was declared last January, one expert told NPR, and another said a majority of USAID's high-risk outbreak specialists were pushed out of the agency and not re-hired.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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To meet their growth targets, banks hired increasing numbers of women, African Americans, Asian Americans, and white ethnics, all of whom had been excluded from or simply wary about pursuing careers in finance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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“Rented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rented. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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