tenanted

verb

past tense of tenant
as in leased

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  1. leased
  2. rented
  3. occupied
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  • Fourteen of Freedom Fuel’s 25 locations are controlled by companies linked to Shamikh and Syed Kazmi, eight of which are leased from the investment firm Blue Owl Capital, the Associated Press reported.
    — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Spirit plans 96 two-bedroom apartments and 84 one-bedroom units, with 126 leased at market rates.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
Definition of leased
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  • One of the key claims related to an incident in September 2023, when MacInnes and producer Amanda Ghost shared a bath at a Sydney penthouse rented by the production company.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • South Florida hosts who rented out their homes during the World Cup got a bump in income, according to new data.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of rented
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  • Set in occupied Poland in the middle of the Second World War, Holoubek’s tour de force is part suspenseful western, part gritty wartime noir.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 July 2026
  • Biotechnology has always occupied a unique position on Wall Street.
    — Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of occupied
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