tenanting

Definition of tenantingnext
present participle of tenant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenanting
Verb
  • Asked about plans for an immigration facility on site, a spokesperson for AEW said the building is not for sale and that its owners don’t intend on leasing it to the federal government to house people detained by immigration enforcement.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Lewis University will stop holding in-person classes at its Oak Brook campus through the middle of March after learning that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are leasing space in the building where the school rents.
    Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That, however, would require renting a car, and as a group of diehard Argentine fans discussed this option over the weekend, one pointed to the parking prices with a note of caution.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • These were clauses in property deeds that legally blocked people of color from buying or renting, keeping neighborhoods intentionally segregated.
    Amy Johnson, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Ducks and Oilers are in a group of four teams separated by a single point, currently occupying the second and third playoff spots in the Pacific Division and the two Western Conference wild-card slots.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The mere idea of Q and Angelina occupying the same space is worth the price of admission.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In these stretches, Willow sounds less concerned with proving her musicianship than actually inhabiting it.
    Precious Fondren, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Others are adopted into privileged spaces, only to remain marked as Other, inhabiting shared environments without ever receiving full acceptance.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Tenanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenanting. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.

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