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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
In recent years, the principal has rented out the South Side high school’s campus to churches, nonprofits and sports leagues, and leaned on a new parent group to drum up donations.
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Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
In the mid-two-thousands, Whitehead periodically rented the house from an aunt, hosting friends on nostalgic trips that spurred him to write about the place.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
After selling baklava at the Stock Show, the Unlus rented their first resraurant space in a small Eighth Avenue food hall.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2026
The 88 apartments in the Metropolitan are 91% rented, according to a listing for the property by the Zacuto Group, which also touts its roof deck with pool, fitness center and barbecue grills.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Attempts to find a buyer for the manse failed in 2009, when the in-demand player transferred to Spanish team Real Madrid; it was instead rented out, most notably to Man U player Luke Shaw in 2014 for $11,500 a month.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2026
Birmingham police confirmed the individual who rented the backyard over the weekend was a promoter.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Five more bodies were found in a storage unit Robinson had rented in Cass County.
—Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
Lisa Simonsen, a top broker with Brown Harris Stevens in New York, recently rented a two-bedroom hotel residence for six figures per month.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
In the mid-two-thousands, Whitehead periodically rented the house from an aunt, hosting friends on nostalgic trips that spurred him to write about the place.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
After selling baklava at the Stock Show, the Unlus rented their first resraurant space in a small Eighth Avenue food hall.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2026
The 88 apartments in the Metropolitan are 91% rented, according to a listing for the property by the Zacuto Group, which also touts its roof deck with pool, fitness center and barbecue grills.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Attempts to find a buyer for the manse failed in 2009, when the in-demand player transferred to Spanish team Real Madrid; it was instead rented out, most notably to Man U player Luke Shaw in 2014 for $11,500 a month.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2026
Birmingham police confirmed the individual who rented the backyard over the weekend was a promoter.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Five more bodies were found in a storage unit Robinson had rented in Cass County.
—Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
Lisa Simonsen, a top broker with Brown Harris Stevens in New York, recently rented a two-bedroom hotel residence for six figures per month.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rented
Verb
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Frequently leased during the summer months for as much as $150,000 per month, the estate ultimately changed hands in a 2015 off-market sale for $26 million.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
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Collister United Methodist leased Leap the land at a dollar a year for 50 years.—
Mark Dee
June 19,
Idaho Statesman,
19 June 2026
Verb
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But a director hired to helm a pilot, as James Burrows, who died Friday at 85, was again and again — almost as a lucky charm — helps set the tone for the series.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Firms hired large classes of associates, assigned them substantial quantities of legal work, billed clients for that work, and promoted a relatively small percentage into partnership.—
Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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“Rented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rented. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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