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
That transformation, from role player to multimillionaire businessman, stood out in a league where endorsements and flashy purchases were often more visible than equity or ownership.
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Azeem Khan, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
What to Know The Kremlin had said it is aligned with Trump's recent comments on Crimea that the Black Sea peninsula is lost to Ukraine and its ownership is not a point of discussion in the peace negotiations.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Everton’s new owners, The Friedkin Group (TFG), has been impressed with performances since its takeover in December and getting a new deal for Sorensen over the line was considered part of the next step in the women’s team’s new era under its ownership.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Coogler reckons with our very notion of freedom and ownership through the lens of horror, music, storytelling and religion — and through his own place as a filmmaker within the studio system.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
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Azeem Khan, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
What to Know The Kremlin had said it is aligned with Trump's recent comments on Crimea that the Black Sea peninsula is lost to Ukraine and its ownership is not a point of discussion in the peace negotiations.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Everton’s new owners, The Friedkin Group (TFG), has been impressed with performances since its takeover in December and getting a new deal for Sorensen over the line was considered part of the next step in the women’s team’s new era under its ownership.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Coogler reckons with our very notion of freedom and ownership through the lens of horror, music, storytelling and religion — and through his own place as a filmmaker within the studio system.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ownership
Noun
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The Hanged Man asks you to fully surrender control and embrace this chapter of stillness.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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Once the satellites separated from the rocket, control was transferred to Project Kuiper’s mission operations center in Redmond, Washington.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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That revenue could help to offset Trump keeping in place tax cuts passed in his first term, which are due to expire Dec. 31.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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Plus, management has done a solid job keeping costs down to improve margins.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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True Detective's Cary Joji Fukunaga directed the film, but since Craig's departure and the recent shake-up in proprietorship, no new Bond or Bond director has yet been announced.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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In 1961, the Soviet Union’s Yuri Gagarin became the first man up there, sparking an immediate bidding war with the US for proprietorship of the moon.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 July 2024
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When the court in 1995 struck down a federal law banning the possession of a handgun within 1,000 feet of a school on the grounds that Congress exceeded its authority under the commerce clause, Souter asserted in dissent that the court should have instead deferred to Congress .—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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The sharp elbows and sweat equity generated more possessions to offset 39.1 percent shooting from the field and helped the Warriors take a 1-0 lead in the series despite only having Steph Curry for 13 minutes in the game because of a hamstring injury.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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The show explores themes of power, identity and culture in Harlem.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
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Bucharest Reuters — Romanians voted on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that could propel hard-right eurosceptic George Simion to power in a ballot that will test the rise of Donald Trump-style nationalism in the European Union.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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“Ownership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ownership. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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