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 Her late parents, Richard and Doris Denney, rented a houseboat for their Bullfrog, Utah, family and explored the waters several times a year. — Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 On my mini moon in Cancun, my husband and I rented a car and ventured to see nearby Mayan ruins. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026 The pilot program will allow up to 10 short-term rental units in the Downtown Specific Plan area along Main Street to be rented out while the owners of the property are off site. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Eastin has rented paddle boards and kayaks through Paradise Outfitters while on the lake. — Rashad Alexander august 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026 For about a year, the rock frontman rented a historic property just outside Gloucestershire that dates to 1584. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026 Inside a 5-year-old brain organoid For years, scientists at Harvard rented space to the longest-living brain organoids on record. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026 Skanska The tower will consist of 12 floors, most of which will be rented out as office space. — New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026 Customer Kat Lupoli, of North Haven, rented the Blow Up Bar for her husband Josh’s 40th birthday. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

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Records show the house, completed in 2022 and situated on a hillside parcel close to half an acre, was made available for rent at least twice between August 2025 and March 2026 but was never leased.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026
The other four would be leased at levels targeted to people making 60% of the median income.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

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In December, Nvidia bought assets from the AI chip startup for about $20 billion in its largest deal on record and hired Groq founder Jonathan Ross, president Sunny Madra and a group of engineers.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
The spike in arrests comes as the agency, infused with billions of dollars last summer by Congress, has also hired 12,000 new deportation officers and investigative agents.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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