as in gives
to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned
I can lend you my copy of the textbook until the weekend can you lend me five dollars?
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Recent Examples of lends
Cocoa powder lends the simple dough its rich flavor, while milk chocolate kiss candies add a sweeter chocolate note.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
The slanting afternoon light lends his ascent a spooky, otherworldly glow.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
The ribbed detail at the collar lends the sweater a refined look, too.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Her compositions combine droning dissonance, piano and strings to create a moody and evocative electronic ambient score that lends a contemporary flavor.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The future of government programs like the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office, which lends money to companies advancing clean technologies, is also a key question.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Offering an overview of your professional experience near the beginning of your speech lends credibility.
—John Hall, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The surprising impact of subliminal messages on rational, intentional, conscious behavior lends subliminal protocols to practical applications, of which advertising is just one example.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
That evidence, plus physical science research, lends credence to the WWA findings and that of other groups, though this is very early in the storms' wake.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
The slanting afternoon light lends his ascent a spooky, otherworldly glow.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
The ribbed detail at the collar lends the sweater a refined look, too.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Her compositions combine droning dissonance, piano and strings to create a moody and evocative electronic ambient score that lends a contemporary flavor.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The future of government programs like the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office, which lends money to companies advancing clean technologies, is also a key question.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Offering an overview of your professional experience near the beginning of your speech lends credibility.
—John Hall, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The surprising impact of subliminal messages on rational, intentional, conscious behavior lends subliminal protocols to practical applications, of which advertising is just one example.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
That evidence, plus physical science research, lends credence to the WWA findings and that of other groups, though this is very early in the storms' wake.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Lends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lends. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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