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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 rising waters of Bui River in the southwest outskirts of Hanoi threatened to flood homes, prompting authorities to deploy hundreds of soldiers to help residents move belongings to higher ground, state media said. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 The claims seek damages for lost work, confiscated belongings and psychological harm. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Closets Without a Purpose Garcia’s definition of a closet without purpose is a space where belongings have piled up without rhyme, reason, or a clear system to help organize whatever is inside. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026 Michigan’s equipment truck arriving in Salt Lake City to haul the belongings of Whittingham’s assistant coaches underscored just how much Whittingham was taking with him. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 He was found three days later by his brother, with his belongings also stolen. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Rifling through the belongings of her great-aunt Jet (Wiest) for a spell to save Gideon, Kylie finds the Book of Ravens, which cryptically hints at an incantation that might break the Owens’ love curse. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 On Monday, Fort Smith Police Officer Jonathan Mounts and his family lost their home and belongings in a house fire, according to a Facebook post from the Fort Smith Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 39. — Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026 Vendors’ tents and belongings were strewn across Independence Square on Sunday night. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belongings
  1. things
  2. possession
  3. stuff
  4. goods
Noun
  • But thankfully, Lisa Hochstein’s lingerie party sets things back on course.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Venus in your daily-life zone connects awkwardly with Uranus in your sign, increasing your appetite for novelty, movement, or a different way of doing things.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of things
Noun
  • This offseason, Indianapolis locked up wide receiver Alec Pierce on a lucrative four-year contract while adding a familiar Chiefs foe, wide receiver Keenan Allen, as a possession target.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Ayala pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography and is set to be sentenced next month.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of possession
Noun
  • We’re known for being on time, knowing our stuff, not being crazy to work with.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2026
  • That’s me communicating when stuff isn’t right, and communicating when stuff is right, and making sure that his confidence is still there, just continuing to get better.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of stuff
Noun
  • Economists have warned that companies could pass on higher costs for diesel — the fuel type largely used by truckers to transport groceries and other goods — to consumers in the form of price hikes.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Some goods might meet A stock requirements and return to a retail shelf.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of goods

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