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as in owns
to keep, control, or experience as one's own
my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles
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as in accepts
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
we decided that I would have the job of calling the volunteers on the phone she refused to have him as a husband
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as in produces
to bring forth from the womb
her grandmother had 11 children
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as in deceives
to cause to believe what is untrue
he'd been had —the painting was a fake, and he never saw the "art dealer" or his money again
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as in undergoes
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
had a great time at the party had three operations on her leg
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as in allows
to give permission for or to approve of
I will not have any more nonsense about a party in celebration of my retirement
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as in bribes
to influence someone with a bribe
an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price
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as in holds
to keep in one's mind or heart
I have never had an unkind thought for him do you have an opinion?
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Recent Examples of has
Just like white vinegar, lemon juice has an acidity that can get rid of dullness affecting your whites.
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Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
Miami has 12 roster spots filled and will add two or three other players on value deals.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
The country’s final authority on election matters, the National Jury of Elections (JNE), has yet to issue its official proclamation, according to Reuters.
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Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
What happens in the oceans has huge implications for global weather patterns.
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Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
In 2025, polls showed Bennet, a three-term senator, leading the primary by as much has 31 percentage points.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Best Pants Deals Spanx undeniably has some of the most flattering, high-quality pants on the market.
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Olivia Dubyak,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2026
The four-time MVP has 82 strikeouts and 24 walks in 79 2/3 innings this season.
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CBS News,
1 July 2026
Legend has it that when an unsuspecting new man on the paper’s composing desk left out the agate type one day there were lots of problems for bettors and bookies across the city.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
Miami has 12 roster spots filled and will add two or three other players on value deals.
—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
The country’s final authority on election matters, the National Jury of Elections (JNE), has yet to issue its official proclamation, according to Reuters.
—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
What happens in the oceans has huge implications for global weather patterns.
—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
In 2025, polls showed Bennet, a three-term senator, leading the primary by as much has 31 percentage points.
—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Best Pants Deals Spanx undeniably has some of the most flattering, high-quality pants on the market.
—
Olivia Dubyak,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2026
The four-time MVP has 82 strikeouts and 24 walks in 79 2/3 innings this season.
—
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Legend has it that when an unsuspecting new man on the paper’s composing desk left out the agate type one day there were lots of problems for bettors and bookies across the city.
—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for has
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The Illinois International Port District, the municipal corporation that owns the port, appears to be trying to stay out of it all, though Local 150 has pushed for the termination of QSL’s lease at the port.
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Hyundai Motor Company, which owns Boston Dynamics, has sponsored FIFA for 27 years.
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The Dinner Key Mooring Facility, for example, accepts boats up to 50 feet long, leaving boaters with larger vessels — including 55-year-old Capt.
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The skin isn’t just a passive barrier that accepts humectants, peptides, and other ingredients and keeps out external aggressors like pollutants and bacteria.
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The state’s Holocaust Education Bill, passed in 1994, requires every school district to teach the Holocaust with the explicit aim of building tolerance, nurturing democratic values, and confronting what indifference produces.
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Scan your face, train your voice on a few prompts, write (or accept a brand’s) creative brief, and the content produces itself.
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The complaint also claims that the image deceives customers into thinking Lipa has endorsed the product and dilutes her brand identity.
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The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.
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Carrier air wings can be reassigned quickly if one carrier undergoes maintenance or if operational priorities change.
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Instead, after a patient provides a medical history and undergoes a physical exam, MRIs are deployed to confirm or rule out diseases or conditions as part of a proper differential diagnosis.
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Gallagher's office said the authorization allows Congress to appropriate funds and the Corps to separately expend funds.
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This allows aircraft to strike targets while remaining outside much of the enemy’s air defense envelope.
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In one of the film’s most madcap and darkly comedic moments, Linda bribes her daughter with the promise of a pet hamster — who turns out to be a biter, desperate to escape its box.
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For a stable, repo-local script, that critique holds, and wrapping every small command in a gateway adds surface area no one needs.
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The stock has eased slightly since then to around $171, a normal pause after such a steep run, and the level to watch is whether that old $130 breakout zone holds if the pullback extends.
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“Has.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/has. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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