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 Ventura County Sheriff's Office said deputies found the victim's belongings in the suspects' vehicles.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 May 2026
While the incident has since been determined to be a suicide, a note has not been found at the scene, officials said, and none of Mott’s belongings, including a vehicle, have been located by law enforcement yet.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Don’t try to handle a squatter yourself by changing locks, hauling out belongings or shutting off utilities — Texas law treats that as a self-help eviction and can backfire if the person turns out to have tenant rights, making court eviction the required route in landlord-tenant cases.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
But as with physical belongings, there are multiple possible outcomes.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
Passengers were photographed wearing face masks, and plastic covers on their hair and clothes with their belongings in large plastic bags.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Getting there required taking a flight to Palermo, a boat to the island, transferring your belongings onto a donkey, and climbing 450 steps.
—Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 9 May 2026
They were acquired for $78,000 by The Marilyn Monroe Collection, a famous private archive of the star’s belongings curated by Monroe expert Scott Fortner.
—Lisa Gutierrez
may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Too, softside luggage can’t protect your belongings from being crushed by the weight of other bags that get stacked on top, says Bacha.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 May 2026
While the incident has since been determined to be a suicide, a note has not been found at the scene, officials said, and none of Mott’s belongings, including a vehicle, have been located by law enforcement yet.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Don’t try to handle a squatter yourself by changing locks, hauling out belongings or shutting off utilities — Texas law treats that as a self-help eviction and can backfire if the person turns out to have tenant rights, making court eviction the required route in landlord-tenant cases.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
But as with physical belongings, there are multiple possible outcomes.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
Passengers were photographed wearing face masks, and plastic covers on their hair and clothes with their belongings in large plastic bags.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Getting there required taking a flight to Palermo, a boat to the island, transferring your belongings onto a donkey, and climbing 450 steps.
—Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 9 May 2026
They were acquired for $78,000 by The Marilyn Monroe Collection, a famous private archive of the star’s belongings curated by Monroe expert Scott Fortner.
—Lisa Gutierrez
may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Too, softside luggage can’t protect your belongings from being crushed by the weight of other bags that get stacked on top, says Bacha.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belongings
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Rival ranch owner Beulah Jackson (Annette Bening) and her family won’t make things easy, but Rip and Beth remain one of the toughest couples on television.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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The Frost pressed hard in the final frame to tie things up, but the goal would ultimately be Poulin’s second game-winner of the best-of-five series.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The fiasco left aspiring translators in Korea, most of them people of color, with one less route into the profession, further enabling white people’s social and actual capital to be kept within their possession.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Other than the San Antonio Spurs, the Knicks are the only postseason team that ranks in the top three in points scored and allowed per 100 possessions.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The Mets want to see better results with his stuff in the zone before giving him another start.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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In fact, one of my chief complaints about some contemporary thrillers is the feeling that characters are required to do dumb stuff by the unseen hand of the author, just so more crazy twists can happen.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Surrogacy contracts that treat preborn lives as transferable goods should be outlawed.—
Kimberly Bird,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Fuel shortages mean transporting goods is more expensive, so prices for energy, food, medicine and other basic items have also risen as supplies begin to dwindle.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Belongings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belongings. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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