tenanting

verb

present participle of tenant
as in leasing

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  1. leasing
  2. renting
  3. occupying
  4. inhabiting
Verb
  • Much of its Super Intelligence revenue growth came from leasing out data center capacity to Anthropic and Google.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Mark Hackney, Hayes’ father, said the family is leasing and trying to sell the previous home in Prosper with some of their furniture still in it.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of leasing
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  • Rice reported renting a residence and listed $39,241 in nonexempt personal assets, according to the documents.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The district projects about $3,000 in cash and nearly $1,000 in expenses, including renting a post office box, maintaining its rudimentary website and buying supplies for outreach and education events, such as handouts and volunteer shirts.
    — Beth Kassab, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of renting
Verb
  • Nathan Timmer of the protest group Geef Tegengas, a phrase that translates as Push Back, told local broadcaster AT5 that protesters were occupying the site in an effort to stop construction.
    — Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Let the object earn its place by giving you pleasure, rather than simply occupying a shelf.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of occupying
Verb
  • Drawing, for him, was a way of inhabiting the world, of making a mark in it and, perhaps, of inventing a place for himself there.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Many of the major players were performers in their daily lives, used to inhabiting a fantasy world.
    — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of inhabiting
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