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own
adjective as in belonging to individual
verb as in possess; be responsible for
Weak matches
be in possession of, be possessed of, fall heir to, have in hand, have rights, have title
verb as in acknowledge, admit
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assent to, come clean, let on, make clean breast of, own up, tell the truth
Example Sentences
Pamela decided to take matters into her own hands and set up a group in Cookstown, County Tyrone, for children with autism and their families.
In September, "zombie-style knives" and "zombie-style machetes" were banned in England and Wales, making it an imprisonable offence to own, make, transport or sell a wide range of “statement” knives favoured by criminal gangs.
“We’ve seen law enforcement officers themselves use the data for their own purposes,” said Electronic Frontier Foundation Director of Investigations Dave Maass.
"Now that bigger gaming companies are running their own digital events, there's no reason for them to spend time, money, and resources on being present at in-person events."
In his own family, where football roots ran generations deep, no one had ever tried the position.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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