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have rights

VERB
own
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boast control dominate enjoy have hold keep occupy retain
STRONG
inherit reserve
WEAK
be in possession of be possessed of fall heir to have in hand have title
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon forsake give up lack let go need release want yield
WEAK
dispossess lose not have reject sell

Example Sentences

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Brandt said the message from the group is to be “upstanders,” “to document and blow whistles and warn people,” and to remind those ICE confronts that they have rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

The Transport Committee was told there are over 200 different organisations which have rights to open up the road surface.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

Including China and Mexico, the Rams have rights to six global markets, tied for the most in the league with the Miami Dolphins.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025

“She will make a huge difference in our department of education. ... I would love for all parents to have rights over their children.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024

"Women do have rights here too, you know. Even Dominican law grants that."

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez