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as in owners
one who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership
the holders of the land gave us permission to camp on it
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as in containers
something into which a liquid or smaller objects can be put for storage or transportation
her hat made a good holder for the shells she collected on the beach
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Recent Examples of holders
Julie Inman Grant, who is Australia's eSafety Commissioner, on Tuesday released her first compliance report since those laws took effect demanding 10 platforms remove all Australian account-holders younger than 16.
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Rod McGuirk The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2026
Bart Jansen Solicitor General John Sauer argued that the 14th Amendment ratified in 1868 shouldn’t grant citizenship to the holders of temporary visas or immigrants without legal authorization to be in the country.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Verge expected deliveries for early reservation holders to begin in the first quarter, while new orders are expected to arrive toward the end of the year, InsideEVs.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
Prasad points to the National Film Heritage Mission as a crucial public-sector effort, while arguing that private studios and rights holders must also invest.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Mischief Management confirmed to The Times that the company is issuing full refunds to all ticket holders.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The crew cab model boasts more than a dozen cup holders throughout (16+ in some models).
—New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026
The senior note holders will own 99 percent of the new parent company’s shares after completion of the capital restructuring, brought on by a continuing decline in linear TV advertising in Canada and hefty company borrowings.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Yet their embarrassing 2-1 defeat at Macclesfield, from the sixth tier of football in England, as holders in the FA Cup’s third round in January was not against a team who massed resolutely in their own territory.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Rod McGuirk The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2026
Bart Jansen Solicitor General John Sauer argued that the 14th Amendment ratified in 1868 shouldn’t grant citizenship to the holders of temporary visas or immigrants without legal authorization to be in the country.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Verge expected deliveries for early reservation holders to begin in the first quarter, while new orders are expected to arrive toward the end of the year, InsideEVs.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
Prasad points to the National Film Heritage Mission as a crucial public-sector effort, while arguing that private studios and rights holders must also invest.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Mischief Management confirmed to The Times that the company is issuing full refunds to all ticket holders.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The crew cab model boasts more than a dozen cup holders throughout (16+ in some models).
—New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026
The senior note holders will own 99 percent of the new parent company’s shares after completion of the capital restructuring, brought on by a continuing decline in linear TV advertising in Canada and hefty company borrowings.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Yet their embarrassing 2-1 defeat at Macclesfield, from the sixth tier of football in England, as holders in the FA Cup’s third round in January was not against a team who massed resolutely in their own territory.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holders
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Dog owners are also advised that barking may attract coyotes.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Television revenue is one battle line being drawn as owners prepare to push for a salary cap during collective bargaining negotiations after the season.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Over the course of the next eight hours, Ghazali went to purchase gasoline four times to fill containers with the explosive fluid, Runyan said.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The image from an Airbus Defense and Space Pléiades Neo satellite shows a truck loaded with 18 blue containers going into a tunnel at the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center on June 9, 2025.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The compliance checks are intended to ensure that proprietors and their employees are properly asking for identification before making the sale.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Without the same ties to the landscape and community, these proprietors might lack the know-how of tending to the land and its best interests at heart.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Holders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holders. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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