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owning

ADJECTIVE

occupying

Synonyms

STRONG

commanding controlling covering holding maintaining obtaining permeating pervading placed possessing posted remaining residing resting sitting situated staying tenanting

WEAK

assigned to living in settled on taking up

Antonyms

WEAK

gone leaving removing

ADJECTIVE

retaining

Synonyms

STRONG

accommodating arresting cherishing commemorating confining embracing employing engaging having hiring holding keeping possessing preserving remembering reserving restraining saving securing seizing suppressing sustaining taking treasuring withholding working

WEAK

holding back

Example Sentences

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To counter inflation, consider owning stocks, which can rise with prices.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Although Swift has never publicly mentioned owning a sports franchise, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell did comment on the possibility at a Super Bowl news conference two years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Thirteen percent of people recently cited energy costs as a top financial concern, the same share who were concerned about the cost of owning or renting a home, according to an April poll by Gallup.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

"The problem, which is really happening everywhere across Europe, is large brewery companies owning the draught lines in pubs."

From BBC • May 25, 2026

If you had to pay $4.80 a month for a sofa that started off split, no good, and humiliating—you couldn’t take any joy in owning it.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

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