OWNS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

owns

verb

present tense third-person singular of own

as in has

to keep, control, or experience as one's own we own a modest house and an equally modest car

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Recent Examples of owns Also at the White House on Tuesday was Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who owns The Washington Post. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 Snap, the parent company that owns Snapchat, led the pack along with X, formerly known as Twitter, and Microsoft. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 California If the reports are right, Verstappen also owns a rather on-brand property in the California desert. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026 Lago’s friend Norman Newell, whose family owns Hammer, is listed as both principal and the registered agent for both companies in state business records. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 But the two goals quietly work against each other, and nobody owns the friction. — Monte Wyatt, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Butler, 61, who owns a construction company and a martial arts school, said property taxes and the budget are among the county’s top issues. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 The Spencer family owns the crown and will one day also go to Louis. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026 The Cinémathèque Française, which owns the 1960 prop, declined the museum’s loan request. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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In emergency decisions, by contrast, the president has a much stronger track record of wins.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
The pool has shallow areas for little ones to play in, and the Opium Spa offers treatments tailored to kids and teens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of has

Verb

The Justice Department argued that the decision demonstrated that Congress possesses at least some authority to establish voter qualifications in federal elections.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
When new, concrete possesses a thin, temporarily protective layer that, if not maintained, will wear away, exposing the interior, which gradually crumbles.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of possesses

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Rice University researchers found that the material retains directional spin fluctuations even after conventional magnetic order disappears.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Trump retains enormous influence among the Republican voters who powered his ascent, even as dissatisfaction with his leadership threatens candidates who must appeal beyond his most committed supporters.

— Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of retains

Verb

And among recent film offerings are movie shot locally as the Garden State enjoys a Hollywood production boom underpinned by film tax credits and other state incentives and local hires.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Staying away would mean accepting that people living through war, displacement and climate disaster become the last to benefit from technologies everyone else enjoys.

— Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026