tenanted

verb

past tense of tenant
as in leased

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  1. leased
  2. rented
  3. occupied
Verb
  • 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
Definition of leased
Verb
  • 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
Definition of rented
Verb
  • But there’s plenty to keep kids occupied here from pool toys and rafts to beachside games like jenga and bocce.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • These ideas flew over our heads as kids, and we were mostly occupied by the pretty lights and awesome fight scenes.
    — George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of occupied
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“Tenanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenanted. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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