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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as in hired

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 The remaining unoccupied houses fall into other categories, such as properties that have been sold or rented but are not yet occupied, homes that are reserved for workers or units being held off the market. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 The pair worked together off-and-on in Chicago and New York, but eventually returned to the city and rented out the old space of a family-favorite diner in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. — Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Model access, prompts, tools and common workflows are rented capabilities. — Mark Lewis, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The state was unable to produce the murder weapon, the identity of whoever rented the white Cadillac that witnesses say fired on Shakur, or any tangible documentation that Davis was in Las Vegas the night of the murder. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 The apartments were ready and rented in May, 2025, but the eatery took longer. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 While most have rented apartments or moved in with relatives, some 21,000 still stay in collective shelters. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 The developers also said the property would be rented to households earning up to 30% of the area median income, a level federal housing guidelines classify as extremely low-income. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 29 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

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Anaheim owns the stadium, which the team has leased through 2032.

— Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Instead, access to that water is leased from the Ak-Chin Indian Community, which has deep legal protections on its water.

— Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

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