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as in gaps
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
peered through the rent in the old garden wall for a glimpse of her mysterious new neighbor
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as in hires
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 rents
Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Of those units, 436 were deed-restricted, meaning they were required to keep rents affordable to people who are considered low-income.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
But what will their rents look like in the new building?
—Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
That progress is critical because increasing housing supply is the key to easing pressure on rents and giving renters more choices.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Some projects are so costly to build and finance that lower rents become difficult even when vacancies rise.
—Yair Gersten, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
For households, rising inflation means pressure on mortgages, rents and food bills.
—Ritika Gupta, CNBC, 8 May 2026
The measure is similar in intent to last year’s House Bill 1004, which targeted the algorithms that the Biden White House found had been used to increase rents in Denver and elsewhere in the United States.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
The winner will confront a number of thorny issues, including high rents, a stubborn homelessness crisis and street lights stripped of copper wire.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
In an effort to preserve the circa 1780 historical structure and the island itself, the Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation operates a small museum and rents out a series of rooms for guests.
—Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
In a video shared on Instagram by Elite Event Robotics, a business that rents human-like robots for events, a child-sized robot could be seen dancing at a Southwest Airlines gate.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Like most trailer owners, Suriel owns her mobile home but rents the land beneath it.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
In an episode, Isla and her brothers – Cam (Justin Theroux), Sandy (Drew Tarver), and Ness (Scott MacArthur) – and cousin Bennie (Ike Barinholtz) play a game of basketball against the McShays, another sports family who owns the hockey team that rents the Waves’ arena.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
They’re both intended for use in Google’s supercomputers, which the company happily rents out (hourly or long-term) to clients like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Carroll, 29, of Denver is the founder and CEO of Wedding Weekender, a service that rents out camcorders to couples to capture their weddings and also edits footage into video clips for them.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Tim Hagbourne rents the house next to Baker’s.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
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The Killingworth Fair Rent Commission denied a request from Sun Communities, a national firm, to increase monthly land rents at a mobile home park by $27 a month.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Of those units, 436 were deed-restricted, meaning they were required to keep rents affordable to people who are considered low-income.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
But what will their rents look like in the new building?
—Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
That progress is critical because increasing housing supply is the key to easing pressure on rents and giving renters more choices.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Some projects are so costly to build and finance that lower rents become difficult even when vacancies rise.
—Yair Gersten, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
For households, rising inflation means pressure on mortgages, rents and food bills.
—Ritika Gupta, CNBC, 8 May 2026
The measure is similar in intent to last year’s House Bill 1004, which targeted the algorithms that the Biden White House found had been used to increase rents in Denver and elsewhere in the United States.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
The winner will confront a number of thorny issues, including high rents, a stubborn homelessness crisis and street lights stripped of copper wire.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Verb
Elite Event Robotics rents out interactive robots for events.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
In an effort to preserve the circa 1780 historical structure and the island itself, the Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation operates a small museum and rents out a series of rooms for guests.
—Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
In a video shared on Instagram by Elite Event Robotics, a business that rents human-like robots for events, a child-sized robot could be seen dancing at a Southwest Airlines gate.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Like most trailer owners, Suriel owns her mobile home but rents the land beneath it.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
In an episode, Isla and her brothers – Cam (Justin Theroux), Sandy (Drew Tarver), and Ness (Scott MacArthur) – and cousin Bennie (Ike Barinholtz) play a game of basketball against the McShays, another sports family who owns the hockey team that rents the Waves’ arena.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
They’re both intended for use in Google’s supercomputers, which the company happily rents out (hourly or long-term) to clients like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Carroll, 29, of Denver is the founder and CEO of Wedding Weekender, a service that rents out camcorders to couples to capture their weddings and also edits footage into video clips for them.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Tim Hagbourne rents the house next to Baker’s.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rents
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The only telltale signs of the electronics hidden in the temples are a single power button, a four-contact connector, pinhole microphones, and thin speaker grille slits.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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Plus, the side slits keep the shirt relaxed without looking too boxy on smaller frames.—
Aashna Gheewalla,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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At smaller hospitals like Winona Health, those savings can fill gaps left by Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements, which often don’t cover the full cost of providing that care.—
Dené K. Dryden,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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To close persistent gender gaps in nursing, leaders must invest in accessible funding for nurses’ education, expand outreach to men, and amplify men working in nursing as mentors to future applicants.—
Nicholas A. Giordano,
STAT,
8 May 2026
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SpaceX leases a launch pad there.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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One direct impact could be to Hudson Pacific, the company that currently leases to Netflix its Los Angeles headquarters at Sunset Bronson Studios on Sunset Boulevard.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
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Both hires require formal approval from their respective school boards, which are expected to vote in May.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Her duties include recruiting, a new hires diversity panel and a fentanyl awareness campaign.—
Jon Regardie,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The experience of finally achieving her dream of attending Howard and graduating with her son has moved Carla to tears.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Their ability to command a room is still evident decades later, as the cast sits onstage listening, and much of the audience is in tears by the end of the number.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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That alone changes the math — his cardio dropoff against Strickland was directly tied to the weight cut, and removing that variable fixes one of the only real holes in his game.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Bullet holes could be seen in the back door of one of the homes.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Upon arriving at the hospital, doctors determined that the colorful bird — belonging to the same family as crows and jays — had left quite a bit of damage, including multiple fractures in Montalva's left cheekbone and a rare fracture of the hyoid bone in her neck.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The medical examiner also observed multiple rib fractures and a sternal fracture, the autopsy shows.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
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An old toothbrush can be handy for cleaning out smaller crevices.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Seal any cracks and crevices with caulk.—
Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Rents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rents. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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