as in loaned
to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned
I can lend you my copy of the textbook until the weekend can you lend me five dollars?
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Recent Examples of lent
Since then, Springsteen has actively supported and lent his voice and music to Obama's subsequent campaign, as well as to the campaign efforts of Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Other criminal court judges knew about Najera’s predicament and lent him their courtrooms when possible, but only for a few days at a time.
—Brooke Park, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
But the scandal threatens to swamp his firm, which took on debt and lent Kahn $200 million to build and take the Delaware, Ohio, company private.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Fritz also made appearances on Pawn Stars and lent his voice to a 2017 episode of American Dad.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
John Amos, the actor whose characters in Good Times, Roots and The Mary Tyler Moore Show lent the 1970s a solid share of its too-few portrayals of strong Black male role models, died August 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Fans lent their stamp of approval to the visual in the YouTube comments.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Other criminal court judges knew about Najera’s predicament and lent him their courtrooms when possible, but only for a few days at a time.
—Brooke Park, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
But the scandal threatens to swamp his firm, which took on debt and lent Kahn $200 million to build and take the Delaware, Ohio, company private.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Fritz also made appearances on Pawn Stars and lent his voice to a 2017 episode of American Dad.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
John Amos, the actor whose characters in Good Times, Roots and The Mary Tyler Moore Show lent the 1970s a solid share of its too-few portrayals of strong Black male role models, died August 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Fans lent their stamp of approval to the visual in the YouTube comments.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Lent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lent. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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