belongings

noun

plural of belonging
as in things
transportable items that one owns packed up all their belongings and moved across the country

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Recent Examples of belongings The woman was able to break free and rushed out of the home, not returning until Ross was gone to gather her belongings, according to the report. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 Policies are available to renters and businesses, but most are purchased by homeowners covering up to $250,000 for their property and $100,000 for belongings. — Michael Phillis, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026 Once the doors closed on his bag, Boahene then tries to free his belongings as he is dragged with the departing train, eventually hitting the wall and rolling onto the tracks. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026 Police say surveillance video showed Acosta going behind the counter, taking money from the register as well as taking Shuler's belongings before walking out of the store. — Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Featuring convenient magnet-close pockets, so your belongings stay secure while remaining easily accessible. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 On Wednesday, Abascal was notified to leave and given 30 minutes to pack her essential belongings. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 Among Boutte’s belongings, law enforcement allegedly found $1,624 in cash, 141 gift cards, letters addressed to other people and almost 1,700 stamps on rolls and sheets. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 Days went by without a word from anyone about her belongings. — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belongings
  1. things
  2. possession
  3. stuff
  4. goods
Noun
  • After things go awry in the Congo, the family in The Poisonwood Bible dissolves readily.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In some ways, things have changed considerably for Reid over the last year after the television adaptation of her 2019 novel, Heated Rivalry, became a cultural phenomena.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of things
Noun
  • The bands, alumni and game-day traditions still frame the scene, but conference races are tightening and every possession begins to carry a little more weight.
    — Wilton Jackson, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Krell argues that the information ICE demanded is entirely within the agency’s own possession.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of possession
Noun
  • A lot of the Hamilton stuff is quite emotional and deeply meaningful to the greater themes of the book.
    — Max Gao, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
  • There's a lot of places where, not just the immigration message, but just what stuff costs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of stuff
Noun
  • Prices for food and other goods have skyrocketed even as unemployment has risen and the currency, which hit a record low this week, has lost half its value.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Alongside training in apparel, menswear tailoring, leather goods, jewelry, eyewear and fashion communication and management, students will benefit from dedicated modules covering technology, artificial intelligence, new materials and sustainability.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of goods

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