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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
Schrier also oversaw the merger of 20th Television and ABC Signature five and a half years after the two studios became corporate siblings following Disney’s acquisition of Fox assets, and took oversight of Disney’s global originals strategy.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 May 2025
One executive laughed at the thought, pointing out the Browns’ and Rams’ division rivals will be rooting for the Jaguars and Falcons to win as much as possible to reduce the value of those draft assets.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
And, essentially, Donald Trump is giving away intellectual assets.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
Hunter’s iffy contract into multiple draft assets from Cleveland.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 May 2025
One executive laughed at the thought, pointing out the Browns’ and Rams’ division rivals will be rooting for the Jaguars and Falcons to win as much as possible to reduce the value of those draft assets.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
And, essentially, Donald Trump is giving away intellectual assets.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
Hunter’s iffy contract into multiple draft assets from Cleveland.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asset
Noun
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The payloads included a South Korean military radar spy satellite, a small commercial weather satellite, and the most interesting payload: an experimental reentry vehicle from a German startup named Atmos Space Cargo.—
Abigail Bassett,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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Cassian is now a secret spy for the budding Rebel Alliance.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Charles Koch has long been a foe of protectionism and an evangelist for free markets, competitive advantage and mutual benefit.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 May 2025
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Quickly Florida parlayed a power play into a 1-1 knot just 11 seconds into the advantage on Carter Verhaeghe’s close backhander 5:21 into the game.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2025
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Trump argues his tariff policy will generate vast wealth for the country, allowing tax rates to drop even further.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Naomi Girma has played just over 100 minutes for the team across three matches but has a wealth of experience in big games.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Gibbs meets his red-headed real estate agent, Diane (Kathleen Kenny).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The same source suggested to The Athletic that Sanders' refusal to hire an agent to represent him in an official capacity acted as a detriment.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The researchers had to conclude that the surgery’s benefits were not statistically significant.—
Frieda Klotz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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Congress created the Social Security Advisory Board in the 1990s as an independent federal agency tasked with providing objective analysis on ways to strengthen Social Security, the popular program that delivers $1.4 trillion in annual benefits to 73 million Americans.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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The company also raised guidance on its capital expenditures for the year, expecting to spend between $64 billion to $72 billion.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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So Cordero set out to make a video game about it from the perspective of a child in Quito, Ecuador’s mountainous capital.—
Lewis Gordon,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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These hybrid operatives babysit swarms of agents, write policy tests and negotiate with regulators.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Still, Democratic operatives say the optics matter.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Asset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asset. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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