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lent

adjective as in loaned

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The material's versatility, strength and heat-resistant properties has lent itself to thousands of uses, from sewage pipes to life-saving medical equipment, to clothing.

From BBC

His stoic stares on screen lent themselves to so many jokes that newspapers wrote articles about it.

From BBC

That lent a velveteen innocence to the jovial wreckage “The Osbournes” created and navigated almost constantly, although there were many times when what we saw clashed against the lighthearted sonic wallpaper.

From Salon

Point being, within the pride many Black Americans took in watching the Huxtables was the validation their kids lent to peers in the audience: They were a lot like us.

From Salon

The traffic circle where Columbus long lent his presence has now been renamed the Women Who Fight roundabout, a rallying point for Indigenous, feminist and other protesters hoisting handwritten placards.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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