as in wealth
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 assets
Iran’s military has warned that any attack would be met with an immediate and decisive response, including strikes on US forces and assets in the region.
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Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Management said that about 60% of 2025 capex went toward machine line servers, with the remaining 40% going to longer-duration assets, including data centers (including the physical building) and networking equipment.
—CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
Less than 24 hours after reshaping part of their roster, Brooklyn made another set of moves ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, continuing an active stretch that’s leaned heavily into flexibility, future assets and controllable young wings.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Using skills, Codex can pull design assets from Figma, manage bug tracking and releases in Linear, deploy applications to cloud platforms such as Vercel and Cloudflare, and generate images using OpenAI’s image model.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Hongkong Land remains one of the largest landlords in Central; the developer manages about $50 billion of assets overall.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Paying the tax typically requires selling assets or borrowing against them, triggering capital gains taxes, leverage risks, and further distortions.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
As others sought to raise capital for similar strategies, Arctos moved quickly to build a sports portfolio that includes dozens of assets.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2026
This protection can also alert you to phishing emails and ransomware scams, keeping your personal information and digital assets safe.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Management said that about 60% of 2025 capex went toward machine line servers, with the remaining 40% going to longer-duration assets, including data centers (including the physical building) and networking equipment.
—CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
Less than 24 hours after reshaping part of their roster, Brooklyn made another set of moves ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, continuing an active stretch that’s leaned heavily into flexibility, future assets and controllable young wings.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Using skills, Codex can pull design assets from Figma, manage bug tracking and releases in Linear, deploy applications to cloud platforms such as Vercel and Cloudflare, and generate images using OpenAI’s image model.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Hongkong Land remains one of the largest landlords in Central; the developer manages about $50 billion of assets overall.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Paying the tax typically requires selling assets or borrowing against them, triggering capital gains taxes, leverage risks, and further distortions.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
As others sought to raise capital for similar strategies, Arctos moved quickly to build a sports portfolio that includes dozens of assets.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2026
This protection can also alert you to phishing emails and ransomware scams, keeping your personal information and digital assets safe.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assets
Noun
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The 56-year-old nonprofit executive plans to tap his personal wealth to jump-start his campaign.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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But even with more wealth to his name than anyone in history, Musk doesn’t seem convinced that the number in his bank account translates into personal fulfillment.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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The agreement emerged from a meeting between senior Russian and American military officials in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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At least 12 people have been killed after an explosion at a Shiite Muslim mosque in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Friday, Punjab Police told CNN.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The allegations span from 2016 until 2022 during which Reina is accused of using his position to divert funds to fund lavish trips abroad, pay his children’s tuition and extensive renovations to his West Sacramento home, prosecutors said in a statement Thursday.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Automatic payments were issued within 90 days of the court order, with most eligible customers receiving funds by late December 2025.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Nine of the top ten sets by brick count have been released in the last five years, and two of those are still to arrive, namely the LEGO Pokémon Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise, and a yet-to-be announced Lord of the Rings build (my money’s on Minas Tirith).—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the money inmates pay to buy snacks and other items in the commissary covers the cost, something called the inmate welfare account.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Assets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assets. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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