holders

plural of holder
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as in owners
one who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership the holders of the land gave us permission to camp on it

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Recent Examples of holders The resort is managed by Vail Resorts, so Epic Pass holders can get 20 percent off their hotel stay. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2026 Britain plans to double the wait for many work-visa holders seeking permanent residency to 10 years, while higher earners and public-sector workers can qualify sooner. — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 This seems to be more of a supply-and-demand situation that caters to die-hard season-ticket holders. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 Game tickets for more than 2,500 active and retired military personnel and their families were provided, courtesy of the Magic, L3Harris and season ticket holders who donated their seats for the occasion. — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026 But Joseph Chalom, CEO of SharpLink, one of the largest corporate holders of the cryptocurrency ether, and a former BlackRock executive, expects the gates to stay shut for a while. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026 Permit holders can choose between pine, fir, and cedar varieties. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026 The platform topped all rights holders in TikTok’s short-drama revenue-share rankings for the first quarter of 2026. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026 Me+Em joins brands including Burberry, Savile Row tailor Gieves & Hawkes and accessories maker Anya Hindmarch on the elite list of Royal Warrant holders. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holders
Noun
  • Big business interests like building owners, developers and the property tax attorneys that file appeals for both lined up with Hynes, who convinced party officials to endorse him over the summer.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The tax would be paid by lodging guests, not directly by property owners, and would remain in place until ended by voters.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • From acrylic canisters for the pantry to the right under-the-sink storage in a bathroom, organization containers are useful.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The November 3 demonstration focuses on a center-console side-cover sorting workstation, where the machines repeatedly handle components and move them between containers and storage racks.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • In return, George takes a five-figure consulting fee and 2% of the proceeds if proprietors sell their business within ten years.
    — HubSpot, HubSpot, 30 Oct. 2026
  • History tells us that promises by news proprietors to preserve their properties’ independence from their own partisan ideological predilections are typically honored in the breach.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Holders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holders. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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