tenanted

verb

past tense of tenant
as in leased

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  1. leased
  2. rented
  3. occupied
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  • With an adjacent property planned for a 1,000-unit residential subdivision on the Locust land that the family has leased for several years, a path to land ownership is critical to surviving development pressure.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But just three years later Union Carbide sold the property and leased back office space, then gradually decreased its footprint for years.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of leased
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  • Since the building was already going to rented, open and staffed for one game, playing two would’ve been a good value.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Investigators also said four businesses that rented space in buildings Espinosa owned wrongly received $40,000 in grants.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of rented
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  • Engineers can also adjust channel width to balance performance, power consumption, and the space occupied by a device.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Josie’s, the creation of two San Diego restaurateurs who already have four other dining venues in San Diego, has landed in the Hub Hillcrest Market space formerly occupied by Panera Bread.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
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“Tenanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenanted. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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