Synonyms of have
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as in to possess 
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as in to accept
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as in to produce
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as in to deceive
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as in to experience
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as in to allow
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as in to bribe
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as in to hold
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as in to must
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as in owned
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as in accepted
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as in produced
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as in deceived
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as in experienced
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as in allowed
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as in bribed
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as in held
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as in to possess
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 to accept
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 to produce
to bring forth from the womb
her grandmother had 11 children
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as in to deceive
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 to allow
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 to bribe
to influence someone with a bribe
an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price
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as in to hold
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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as in money
a wealthy person
a society that discriminates between the haves and the have-nots
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as in owned
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 accepted
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 produced
to bring forth from the womb
her grandmother had 11 children
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as in deceived
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 experienced
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 allowed
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 bribed
to influence someone with a bribe
an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price
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as in held
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 have
Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
The Pelicans, who were also playing on the second night of a back-to-back after picking up a home win against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, also had significant injury issues.
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Residents who don’t think the settlement provides enough have until July 1 to opt out of the deal and preserve their right to file an individual lawsuit later.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 23 May 2024
Richard Nieva, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The Padres have had 18 winning seasons, including 2024.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Local health officials are working to reach everyone who may have had contact with the infected individual, and they are expected to do so in this case, said Preston Merchant, a spokesman for the San Mateo County health department.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
The Pelicans, who were also playing on the second night of a back-to-back after picking up a home win against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, also had significant injury issues.
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Noun
In campus housing, some experts fear a caste system
Still, some observers fear the wide range of college housing charges perpetuates a system of haves and have-nots.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Residents who don’t think the settlement provides enough have until July 1 to opt out of the deal and preserve their right to file an individual lawsuit later.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 23 May 2024
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The company also had a station set up where people could demo an unannounced image generation model that xAI built in house, attendees said.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The Padres have had 18 winning seasons, including 2024.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for have
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Even if Vice President Kamala Harris had won, much of that money would have continued to flow.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The constitutional amendment renews approval for the state using Minnesota State Lottery revenue for conservation, raises the amount of lottery money the state can spend each year and creates a new advisory council to decide how to award grants.Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
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And this kind of tension has been with the symbolic capitalists from the beginning.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
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The race divided Silicon Valley: venture capitalist Vinod Khosla and LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman backed Harris, investor David Sacks and Tesla founder and X social media owner Elon Musk backed Trump.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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That puts companies with deep pockets at an advantage.Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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On the other hand, Harris has continued to attract backers with deep pockets.Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Have.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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