Thesaurus results for RENTS

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noun

plural of rent

as in slits

a long deep cut getting her skirt caught on a nail resulted in a four-inch rent that she couldn't possibly repair

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as in gaps

an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge) peered through the rent in the old garden wall for a glimpse of her mysterious new neighbor

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rents

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rent

as in leases

to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment we rented the apartment to a college student for $500 a month

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as in hires

to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum will need to rent a car while we're in Europe

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The city should address that, and stabilized apartment rents should be means-tested. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026 Beach Road Watersports rents kayaks, jet skis, fishing boats, and pontoons for lazy days on the water. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 July 2026 Of those, about 116,000 homes are needed at rents below $1,300 per month. — Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 29 June 2026 Amazon put another $5 billion into the latest round and rents Anthropic a large share of its compute. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Many settled in Astoria decades ago, drawn by low rents and a neighborhood that could feel calm compared with other bustling parts of New York. — Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Large investors have undoubtedly been buying residential real estate in many parts of the country, and in some neighborhoods this investment may well be driving up prices and rents. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Vintage Housing and Jamison’s new affordable housing division, Arden Residential, will take on the campaign to build the housing where qualified tenants will pay rents below market rates. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 The LoopNet report used office rents from the city of Miami, meaning the data does not include Miami Beach or other parts of Miami-Dade County. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Verb

Josh Martin rents the 170 acres from the Werners and grows corn there. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 Nobody rents emergency capacity at those prices when supply is plentiful. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Nick Waddell rents a studio apartment in Charlotte, North Carolina. — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 28 June 2026 The luxury bungalows at the Fairmont Miramar come with private patios, and the hotel rents out beach cruisers to guests. — Adeline Duff, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026 Edible Ideas also rents wedding venues such as Belle Manor near Burleson and Classic Oaks near Mansfield. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026 The green glass building on McGee Street is now Patmos’ headquarters and also hosts data center servers which Patmos rents to other companies, including Nebius. — Ilana Arougheti june 26, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026 The Trussardi company was acquired by Gruppo Miroglio in 2024 and the building was not part of the transaction, so Poliform rents the space from the Trussardi family. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 9 June 2026 Claire Valdez rents her Ridgewood two-bedroom apartment and is running to take over Nydia Velázquez’s open congressional seat in District 7, which is, like most of the city, a constituency that’s majority tenant. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 2 June 2026

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Noun

Her bodycon mermaid skirt was covered in diagonal rows of slits, exposing glimpses of her legs, hips, and butt.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Enter, this chic and minimalist two-piece set from Missactiver, which includes a tube top with side-slits and button closures and high-rise shorts with pockets.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026

Definition of slits

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Casemiro was able to coast through performances against poor Haiti and Scotland sides in two of Brazil’s group stage games, but Morocco provided much sterner opposition that exposed some worrying gaps in midfield.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
The problem, inherent to the design, has always been the physical gaps between those individual boxes.

— Dave Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of gaps

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The company leases the roof to a third-party solar company that operates and maintains the solar array.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 22 June 2026
The church currently leases spaces at Providence Square Shopping Center at 709-A International Drive, about 9 miles northeast of the Morrison YMCA.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026

Definition of leases

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Christoph Waltz voices Max, the film director who hires the Minions to act in his films during the 1920s.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 July 2026
Exposing city taxpayers to potential liability when CVI hires return to their past ways, which is known to happen, is extraordinarily misguided.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

Definition of hires

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Osteoporotic fractures are responsible for more hospitalizations than heart attacks, strokes, and breast cancer combined, at $400,000 per hip fracture patient per year in care costs.

— Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Upon arriving at the hospital, doctors determined that the colorful bird — belonging to the same family as crows and jays — had left quite a bit of damage, including multiple fractures in Montalva's left cheekbone and a rare fracture of the hyoid bone in her neck.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025

Definition of fractures

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From clever watermelon slicers to brushes designed to slide into tight crevices, shop more surprisingly useful gadgets below.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026
In it, pieces of raw fish are put in the cracks, crevices, and folds of the skin of Zach Holmes, another of the new cast members, who is a large man.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026

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