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  • present participle of own.

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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Perpetual futures let traders bet on an asset’s price without owning it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Farrell eschews owning data centers, preferring AI-adjacent exposure through power generation, reasoning that markets underappreciate data centers’ high risk for technology obsolescence.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

He was one of the first entertainers to recognize that there was more money to be made in owning your content, rather than just performing it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The Guardian newspaper once quoted him as saying: "I've always said what's the point in owning a sweet shop if you can't eat a few sweets."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

It was as absurd as everyone owning clipper ships.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

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