Thesaurus results for RENTED

rented

verb

past tense of rent

as in leased

to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment we rented the apartment to a college student for $500 a month

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to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum will need to rent a car while we're in Europe

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Recent Examples of rented In 2019, when the husband’s work uprooted the family to Seattle, the pair kept the Eichler and rented it out, never quite thinking of the move as permanent. — Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026 Lopez rented a car and left the Keys, Ramsay told the Herald. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 Fontvieille, Monaco Monaco has been home base for Verstappen since 2015, and for years the driver rented a high-end apartment in Fontvieille, the waterfront neighborhood tucked along the principality’s western edge. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026 Kwong Kau is alleged to have arranged to have rented the property. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026 The vibrant nonprofit amateur flat track league has rented space to play for more than 20 years and was seeking a permanent home. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Farmers will also be able to report information about land that is rented out via barter or for free. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026 The couple rented the apartment in 1980 after Farmer saw a listing in the Village Voice. — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026 Coastal Land & Livestock returned in early June with six hundred sheep, rented from Kaos Sheep Outfit. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

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The family of prominent railroad and oil tycoon Daniel Murphy donated it after his death and the Church leased it to oil developers beginning in the 1960s.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Many districts, including Miami-Dade, have leased their buildings out to private schools or other education or childcare enterprises.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

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The film, billed as a biographical dramedy, tells the story of a chaotic boardroom crisis at OpenAI in November 2023, when co-founder Altman was fired and then re-hired at the AI giant.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Claire, who always longed to be involved in baseball, expressed interest in the job and was hired as a public relations assistant, remaining in the position until 1975, when he was promoted to vice president of public relations.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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