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 With most of their belongings still overseas, families have had to decide whether to buy a car and replace clothing, according to advocates, sailors and family members. — Steve Walsh, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026 While the woman was locked out of the home, according to the statement, Smith was packing his and the child’s belongings. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026 Oftentimes people will bequeath money or belongings as a symbol of the strength of a relationship. — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 As the wildfire spread, Child’s family gathered pets and belongings before evacuating their home. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 While the Chiara bag has a magnetic closure for keeping belongings safe, the high-end version has an open design. — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026 On Monday, their son gathered some belongings and went to stay with her. — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 Several volunteers spent Tuesday morning helping residents pack their belongings and relocate. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2026 Lifted were various belongings, including merch from the couple’s local real estate empire, The Shoma Group. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belongings
  1. things
  2. possession
  3. stuff
  4. goods
Noun
  • The City of Atlanta and Fulton County’s Board of Commissioners have been trading negotiations over the sale of the Atlanta City Detention Center, and things have started to get ugly.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The month of August offers some respite, a chance to reflect and reset before September kicks things into gear once more.
    — Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of things
Noun
  • The Bears offense started slow before scoring on six of its final nine possessions.
    — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Mercury conjoins Jupiter in Leo and your 2nd House of Resources, bringing growth to money, pricing, possessions, comfort, and self-worth.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of possession
Noun
  • Apart from the condition in the bottles, the liquid in them is the stuff of collectors’ wildest dreams.
    — Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The discovery that our world emerges from a microscopic world of molecules, which emerges from an even more microscopic world of subatomic particles (which in turn emerges from even stranger stuff) triggered the rewriting of our theories of matter.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of stuff
Noun
  • The new, 115,000 square-foot store is expected to employ around 450 people and will sell a variety of food, including produce, baked goods, deli products and will offer a selection of wine and beer.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • To fulfill the order, buy raw materials and meet strict production milestones, the founder must sink a meaningful portion of their remaining cash runway directly into the cost of goods sold (COGS).
    — Chris Hale, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of goods

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