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
Stock futures pointed to a downbeat open on Wednesday as traders assessed the ramifications of a government shutdown, with Wall Street perhaps looking to other assets for safety — including bitcoin.
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Trusted by organizations such as the Australian Open and Premier Padel, Pendular combines cutting-edge technology with sports expertise to help clients maximize the value of their media assets efficiently and at scale.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
In the Gilded Age, inflating assets and understating liabilities was standard practice across a booming system.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Any trade would involve a gigantic return that would carve into their current team and involve prime future assets.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Operators can watch the vehicles from a Safe distance, treating them almost like disposable assets in high-risk zones.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Air Wisconsin signed a non-binding letter of intent with Premier Shuttle Holdings to buy parts of the company's operations and assets.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Its acquisition of shallow water assets from ExxonMobil last December typified a trend of domestic firms taking the lead in Nigeria’s oil sector following recent exits of international oil companies.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The bedrocks of healthy behavior are your biggest assets for staying disease-free.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Fred Imbert, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Trusted by organizations such as the Australian Open and Premier Padel, Pendular combines cutting-edge technology with sports expertise to help clients maximize the value of their media assets efficiently and at scale.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
In the Gilded Age, inflating assets and understating liabilities was standard practice across a booming system.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Any trade would involve a gigantic return that would carve into their current team and involve prime future assets.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Operators can watch the vehicles from a Safe distance, treating them almost like disposable assets in high-risk zones.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Air Wisconsin signed a non-binding letter of intent with Premier Shuttle Holdings to buy parts of the company's operations and assets.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Its acquisition of shallow water assets from ExxonMobil last December typified a trend of domestic firms taking the lead in Nigeria’s oil sector following recent exits of international oil companies.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The bedrocks of healthy behavior are your biggest assets for staying disease-free.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assets
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Both came in with a wealth of experience in creating running lanes with varied offensive line movement in their recent stops, and that has carried over in their first year with the Cowboys.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Here, The Athletic compares the two clubs, looking at their trophy cabinets, wealth, global followings, squads and more.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors argued that Rocha knowingly and deliberately shot and killed Vasquez on July 19, 2022, in the closing arguments of the capital murder trial for Rocha.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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In this century’s first two decades, the city had become America’s most relevant and talked-about dining capital — fueled by affordable commercial rents, innovative talent and its access to choice ingredients from local purveyors.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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Available in 6 different colors, this $15 passport holder has an RFID-blocking shield that blocks potential thieves from accessing the funds and personal information that can be pulled from your credit and debit cards.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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The initial financial crimes investigation that led to the discovery of the bodies found that Kraus had been collecting his parents’ social security benefits and using the funds for his own personal use, according to police.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Is intuitive budgeting effective for saving money?—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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With less money being invested by record labels into touring, that has created a top-heavy artist hierarchy, with the rich getting richer and the poor and middle class falling by the wayside.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Assets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assets. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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