1
as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
rumors persisted that CIA assets were behind the coup d'état
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as in advantage
a thing that helps
the team's strong pitching staff has become a real asset in its pursuit of a pennant
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as in wealth
assets plural
the total of one's money and property
as a result of the booming economy, the college's assets grew dramatically over the course of the decade
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Recent Examples of asset
Laws, assets and especially, relationships change over time, making long-term planning tricky.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Even the Russian frozen assets could be used for this purpose.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 19 June 2025
This protection can also alert you to phishing emails and ransomware scams, keeping your personal information and digital assets safe.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
For an asset as complicated as Wembley, with a large and lucrative premium-ticket offering, that assessment is very sensitive to interest-rate movements, the state of the economy, how well England’s teams are playing and which music stars are coming to town in the summer.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Even the Russian frozen assets could be used for this purpose.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 19 June 2025
This protection can also alert you to phishing emails and ransomware scams, keeping your personal information and digital assets safe.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
For an asset as complicated as Wembley, with a large and lucrative premium-ticket offering, that assessment is very sensitive to interest-rate movements, the state of the economy, how well England’s teams are playing and which music stars are coming to town in the summer.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asset
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Ari Levinson in The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019) Inspired by a true story, Evans stars in this 2019 Netflix spy thriller as a Mossad agent named Ari Levinson.—
Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
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Kennedy met with the CIA after a 1955 tour of the Soviet Union, relaying his observations to the spy agency as a voluntary informant, the documents show.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2025
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But there are advantages to working for a streamer.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
18 June 2025
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Marchand’s third line had a clear advantage over anything the Oilers brought in the bottom six.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Among married couples in the top 1 percent by wealth or income, 70 percent prioritized men’s careers and had a gender-traditional division of labor.—
Joan C. Williams
June 13,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
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As Managing Director at Euclid Harding, Brian Lasher works at the intersection of family, wealth and enterprise.—
Brian Lasher,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Boelter's wife, Jenny, is listed as the resident agent for the company, according to business filings.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2025
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This is particularly crucial in real estate, where agents can provide guidance on flood zones, mitigation and insurance. 5.—
Frank Rojas,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The benefits are clear: Automation can reduce manual work, speed up decision making and minimize errors.—
Kenzie Biggins,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The lack of penalties has been missing in Buddie’s mind and much of it has to do with the NCAA losing countless legal battles, which led the organization stepping away from enforcing things like improper benefits and stepping aside for the CSC to handle it.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2025
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Advertisement Iran’s fate will, and should, be written by Iranians—not in foreign capitals or closed rooms, but on their own streets, with their own voices, and through their own struggle.—
Nazanin Boniadi,
Time,
17 June 2025
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The strikes wounded at least 177 others in the Ukrainian capital, according to officials.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
17 June 2025
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Le Carré’s description of CIA-style abductions, where massed operatives overwhelm their target, bind his hands, and dress him in black goggles and headphones engineered to block all sight and sound of the outside world, derives from contemporary journalistic accounts.—
Rav Grewal-Kök
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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The Republican operative Karl Rove has written an admiring book on McKinley.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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“Asset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asset. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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