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subleased

verb

past tense of sublease
as in leased

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  1. leased
  2. sublet
  3. rented
  4. hired
Verb
  • The land for both projects is owned by the university and is being leased to the developers for 99 years.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The opening will be staged rather than fully leased on Day One, and Khoory expects the mix to evolve.
    — Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of leased
Verb
  • Their father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was also allowed to sublet properties on his former estate, Royal Lodge, for an undisclosed period of time.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 8 June 2026
  • Some owners who cannot afford to install the proper infrastructure for intensive tourist use have either sold or sublet their syrmata to property managers.
    — Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2026
Definition of sublet
Verb
  • For more than 20 years, the touring musician rented an apartment in Lower Manhattan but owned his vacation home in Vail, Colorado.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The couple rented the apartment in 1980 after Farmer saw a listing in the Village Voice.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of rented
Verb
  • The Colombian military veterans had been hired as security contractors by the Doral-area firm Counter Terrorist Unit and its affiliate, Counter Terrorist Unit Federal Academy, collectively known as CTU.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Commissioners hired Sean Newton as Downs’ replacement in March but fired him just five months later in a 3-2 vote.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of hired
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