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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
The lawsuit states Roe initially rented a one-bedroom unit at South Beach Marina Apartments for approximately $7,500 a month, paid in cash.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
And in an attention economy, interpretation doesn’t stay unfilled; it gets rented by whoever can compress it fastest.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
It was being rented at the time, but all of the guests were out of the house when firefighters arrived, fire officials said.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
The remaining units will be rented to families in lower-income brackets.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
While OutKast toured, Organized Noize rented out the top floor of the Biltmore Hotel and started working on beats for the second album.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
The cottages, too, would be rented on a month-to-month basis, like the other units.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
During his last month as a Major League Baseball player, Puig rented a helicopter for a 45-minute ride to the Catskill Mountains to visit a summer camp for children with cancer and other often terminal diseases.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
In June 1775, Rhode Island rented two ships from Providence merchant John Brown and outfitted them with cannons, forming the state's first Navy.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 19 Jan. 2026
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
And in an attention economy, interpretation doesn’t stay unfilled; it gets rented by whoever can compress it fastest.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
It was being rented at the time, but all of the guests were out of the house when firefighters arrived, fire officials said.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
The remaining units will be rented to families in lower-income brackets.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
While OutKast toured, Organized Noize rented out the top floor of the Biltmore Hotel and started working on beats for the second album.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
The cottages, too, would be rented on a month-to-month basis, like the other units.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
During his last month as a Major League Baseball player, Puig rented a helicopter for a 45-minute ride to the Catskill Mountains to visit a summer camp for children with cancer and other often terminal diseases.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
In June 1775, Rhode Island rented two ships from Providence merchant John Brown and outfitted them with cannons, forming the state's first Navy.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rented
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In 2016, a team led by Su Yinquan, dean of forestry at Northwest A&F University, leased 14 hectares of barren Gobi land in Xinjiang to test whether Duzhong could survive and grow there.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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The organization has leased and operated the five-field complex for more than 50 years.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Three years before the balcony collapse that severely injured 10 people, the condo's property manager hired engineers and contractors.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
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The brand also recently hired studio director Laura Herbst, who worked alongside the Finnish designer for over a decade and whose track record includes MM6, Céline and Maison Margiela.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Rented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rented. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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