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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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as in containers
something into which a liquid or smaller objects can be put for storage or transportation
her hat made a good holder for the shells she collected on the beach
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Recent Examples of holders
The senior note holders will own 99 percent of the new parent company’s shares after completion of the capital restructuring, brought on by a continuing decline in linear TV advertising in Canada and hefty company borrowings.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Yet their embarrassing 2-1 defeat at Macclesfield, from the sixth tier of football in England, as holders in the FA Cup’s third round in January was not against a team who massed resolutely in their own territory.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Account holders who set up direct deposit can get their refund up to six days early.
—Brian Sloan,dan Avery, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Ticket holders who travel to matches using public transportation (Tri-Rail, Metrorail, Metrobus, Trolley, or Broward County Transit) will receive a $10 food and beverage credit upon arrival at Nu Stadium.
—Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Rights holders had to request removal instead of granting permission upfront.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Stabile said the General Robinson parking garage will be filling up with displaced lease holders from the other garage and Gold Lot 1.
—John Shumway, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Their appeal derives from the blockchain packaging, which lets holders settle trades instantly, freeing up collateral.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Special buses will take ticket holders to visit several local gardens.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Yet their embarrassing 2-1 defeat at Macclesfield, from the sixth tier of football in England, as holders in the FA Cup’s third round in January was not against a team who massed resolutely in their own territory.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Account holders who set up direct deposit can get their refund up to six days early.
—Brian Sloan,dan Avery, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Ticket holders who travel to matches using public transportation (Tri-Rail, Metrorail, Metrobus, Trolley, or Broward County Transit) will receive a $10 food and beverage credit upon arrival at Nu Stadium.
—Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Rights holders had to request removal instead of granting permission upfront.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Stabile said the General Robinson parking garage will be filling up with displaced lease holders from the other garage and Gold Lot 1.
—John Shumway, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Their appeal derives from the blockchain packaging, which lets holders settle trades instantly, freeing up collateral.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Special buses will take ticket holders to visit several local gardens.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holders
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Dog owners are also advised that barking may attract coyotes.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Television revenue is one battle line being drawn as owners prepare to push for a salary cap during collective bargaining negotiations after the season.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Over the course of the next eight hours, Ghazali went to purchase gasoline four times to fill containers with the explosive fluid, Runyan said.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The image from an Airbus Defense and Space Pléiades Neo satellite shows a truck loaded with 18 blue containers going into a tunnel at the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center on June 9, 2025.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The compliance checks are intended to ensure that proprietors and their employees are properly asking for identification before making the sale.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Without the same ties to the landscape and community, these proprietors might lack the know-how of tending to the land and its best interests at heart.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Holders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holders. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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