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
But after filling out the documents, the ICE agents confiscated the belongings of the workers and boarded the workers into police vans, the diary said, transporting some with chains around their waists, ankles, and wrists.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
The sturdy nylon exterior is water-resistant and RFID-protected, and its secure zippers can safely hold an AirTag inside to keep track of your belongings during the chaos of a travel day.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Kate Spade Outlet Kitt Nylon Medium Tote Bigger than a medium-sized purse but not as large as a duffel bag, the Kitt Nylon Medium Tote is an ideal size for carrying belongings from the office to the tailgate.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
Crabbe says people tend to focus on following directions instead of watching their belongings.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
People will be able to pick up their belongings left at the courtyard where the shooting took place early next week, the school said.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
Back in New York, per the Daily Mail, Kerzner lost $500,000 worth of art and furniture, including a pair of Damien Hirst Spot paintings, when her belongings were seized over unpaid storage fees in 2018 and sold off in a fire sale for around $1,600.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Sep. 2025
The names of multiple Democratic Wisconsin lawmakers were found on documents among the Minnesota assassin's belongings.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Movers helping a Prairie Village man pack up his belongings Tuesday found a couple unexpected items in his basement.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
The sturdy nylon exterior is water-resistant and RFID-protected, and its secure zippers can safely hold an AirTag inside to keep track of your belongings during the chaos of a travel day.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Kate Spade Outlet Kitt Nylon Medium Tote Bigger than a medium-sized purse but not as large as a duffel bag, the Kitt Nylon Medium Tote is an ideal size for carrying belongings from the office to the tailgate.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
Crabbe says people tend to focus on following directions instead of watching their belongings.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
People will be able to pick up their belongings left at the courtyard where the shooting took place early next week, the school said.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
Back in New York, per the Daily Mail, Kerzner lost $500,000 worth of art and furniture, including a pair of Damien Hirst Spot paintings, when her belongings were seized over unpaid storage fees in 2018 and sold off in a fire sale for around $1,600.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Sep. 2025
The names of multiple Democratic Wisconsin lawmakers were found on documents among the Minnesota assassin's belongings.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Movers helping a Prairie Village man pack up his belongings Tuesday found a couple unexpected items in his basement.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belongings
Noun
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Acting is such an exercise in using your body, figuring out what’s working, figuring out what’s not, trying things, not being afraid to try things, taking notes, playing off other people, learning from other people.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, if the latest reports are to be believed, the hatchet has been buried, or at the very least, things are well enough that Queen Camilla would support her husband’s desire to make up with his son.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Still, the offense wasn’t flowing, and the unit had just given an extra possession to the Jaguars with an interception that led to a touchdown.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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During more than two hours of testimony, journalist Michael Shellenberger testified that sources had informed him that intelligence communities are in possession of numerous high-resolution photos and videos of the craft unlike any of the grainy imagery that has so far been declassified.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Everything about Elvis, including his death-by-cardiac-arrest at 42 in Graceland, is the stuff of opera.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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By our points formula, a game in the 10s or below is D-grade, the 20s is average, the 30s above average, the 40s really good and 50s-plus next-stratosphere stuff.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge — the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index — inflation of goods exposed to tariffs, such as appliances and furniture, has already crept up and could continue to rise in the months ahead.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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The lifestyle brand, best known for its range of products from clothing to home goods, boasts an online catalog of quiet luxury items at budget-friendly prices.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His gears began to grind mentally.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Today's bicycles all have indexed shifting, in which the levers and derailleurs snap precisely from one gear to the next.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Belongings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belongings. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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