as in control
the state or fact of owning something
Home ownership is on the rise in this country. The café is now under new ownership.
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Recent Examples of ownership
San Jose didn’t follow through on the threats to take ownership of the property, but the city did use the receiver to coax the owner to bulldoze the property and remove piles of fire-scarred debris from the empty lots.
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
The $300 million purchase price tops the $250 million expansion fee that ownership groups in Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia agreed to pay last year.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Both vessels list Chinese ownership and crew details, and are currently bound for Malaysia, MarineTraffic said.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
While the bill does not change health or vaccination rules, critics argue that reducing the cost of ownership could encourage more people to acquire raccoons without fully understanding the risks.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
The $300 million purchase price tops the $250 million expansion fee that ownership groups in Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia agreed to pay last year.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Both vessels list Chinese ownership and crew details, and are currently bound for Malaysia, MarineTraffic said.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
While the bill does not change health or vaccination rules, critics argue that reducing the cost of ownership could encourage more people to acquire raccoons without fully understanding the risks.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ownership
Noun
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As gangs continue to expand and consolidate territorial control, journalists remain in growing danger, according to the commission and other press freedom groups.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Observer maintains full editorial control of its journalism.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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This month is tracking as the driest March in more than a century of record-keeping.—
Greg Porter,
San Francisco Chronicle,
26 Mar. 2026
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Hyundai's midsize car comes with standard safety features like lane-keeping assist, driver-attention warning and blind-spot collision warning.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Those colours, as worn by Newton Heath — the club formed in 1878 who became Manchester United in 1902 — would become a symbol of the fight against the Glazers’ proprietorship.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Last month, prosecutors dropped all of the charges except for one count each of grand theft, organized scheme to defraud and proprietorship by non-dentists.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Heat’s zone worked on several second-half possessions, but Miami still allowed too many open threes -- and had too many defensive breakdowns -- when the game was decided in the fourth quarter.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Bush is charged with murder, home invasion and criminal possession of a firearm, and is being held in lieu of a $2 million court set bond.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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In a social media post on Monday morning, Kuwait said a service building at a power generation and water desalination plant were damaged in an attack Sunday evening, killing one worker.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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In January, another Polymarket account won big by betting that Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela, would soon be out of power.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Ownership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ownership. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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