own

Definition for own

adjective as in belonging to individual

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endemic, hers, his, individual, inherent, intrinsic, its, mine, particular, peculiar, personal, private, resident, theirs, very own, yours

verb as in possess; be responsible for

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boast, control, dominate, enjoy, have, hold, keep, occupy, retain

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inherit, reserve

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be in possession of, be possessed of, fall heir to, have in hand, have rights, have title

verb as in acknowledge, admit

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allow, avow, concede, confess, declare, disclose, grant, recognize

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assent to, come clean, let on, make clean breast of, own up, tell the truth

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It also applies to many of us who are currently grasping at the best ways to confront the injustices in our country, to say nothing of those occurring in our own backyards.

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A bike saddle also owned by Einstein did not sell at the auction and may be re-listed.

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The psychologist had spent nine hours interviewing Norris and told the hearing he was an "unreliable narrator of his own life".

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But on Monday, Miller had his own major media misstep.

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Instead, they treated the desire to straight-ify themselves as something that kids are coming up with all on their own.

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