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 Her mother taught her to drive in a 1961 Porsche 356 coupe, a car Brundage now owns. — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026 De Soto data center Digital Realty is a global real estate company that owns and operates data centers. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 Mikhelson is not on the sanctions list, nor is his daughter, Victoria, who owns GES-2 as of 2023. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2026 Serving classic Venetian food and its signature Bellini, Harry Cipriani is run by the same family that owns Harry’s Bar in Venice. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 This can be a specific role or committee with AI cyber risk written into its job, the same way a CISO owns network security. — Tj Marlin, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 In merging SpaceX with xAI in February, Musk combined his AI and social networking business with his rocket launch company, which also owns the Starlink satellite internet service. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Netflix operates the historic Paris Theater in NYC and owns the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 Abrams even owns a winery (Ev&Em) and a Rotten Tomatoes-for-booze company The Daily Pour, as well as popular New York City restaurant Danny’s. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

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Chinander said his staff has been studying film of Moore’s time as OC at Missouri in 2025, while Danielson also has notes from facing Moore during the latter’s time as OC with Fresno State in 2022.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
At the same time, more than nine in 10 Americans say the federal government has the power to make a positive impact on society — suggesting many believe the current administration is not making use of that power.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of has

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One is that Chris’ soul possesses Billy’s car at her death and turns it into Stephen King’s famous killer car, Christine.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
NDCs are certificates or licenses that signal that a worker possesses a particular qualification or competency.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of possesses

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The latest unit retains the same first six forward ratios as the outgoing Carrera T’s manual transmission, but ditches its predecessor’s somewhat awkward and largely superfluous seventh gear.

— Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Lerner retains her credit as executive proucer alongside Helford; Curtis; Eric and Kim Tannenbaum and Jason Wang for the Tannenbaum Company; Scott Schwartz; and Lionsgate Television.

— Selome Hailu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026