as in possession
transportable items that one owns
the museum's holdings of ancient manuscripts are among the rarest in the world
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Recent Examples of holdings
Cramer’s Trust holdings make up the CNBC Investing Club’s portfolio.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
His real estate holdings are also nothing short of extraordinary.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
As a group, HQ holdings have delivered better returns with lower risk than the benchmark; a smoother ride, as shown in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Burroughs’s donors comprised real estate investment, holdings and development organizations and business development investors, among other organizations.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Her mother was among the first Black Century 21 brokers in Florida, and Johnson grew their family holdings into a multi-million-dollar portfolio.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
New members of Congress would also be required to divest their individual stock holdings after swearing in.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Once its largest shareholder with a 40% stake, Lefkofsky stepped down from an active leadership role at Groupon in 2015 and has since pared his holdings to just under 10%.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Eli Manning, a former teammate of Strahan’s, also held preliminary conversations about investing, but the two-time Super Bowl champ decided not to pursue due to conflicts with his other business holdings.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
His real estate holdings are also nothing short of extraordinary.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
As a group, HQ holdings have delivered better returns with lower risk than the benchmark; a smoother ride, as shown in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Burroughs’s donors comprised real estate investment, holdings and development organizations and business development investors, among other organizations.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Her mother was among the first Black Century 21 brokers in Florida, and Johnson grew their family holdings into a multi-million-dollar portfolio.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
New members of Congress would also be required to divest their individual stock holdings after swearing in.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Once its largest shareholder with a 40% stake, Lefkofsky stepped down from an active leadership role at Groupon in 2015 and has since pared his holdings to just under 10%.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Eli Manning, a former teammate of Strahan’s, also held preliminary conversations about investing, but the two-time Super Bowl champ decided not to pursue due to conflicts with his other business holdings.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holdings
Noun
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Games are often decided by a final possession, series of penalties, or matchup factor.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Paige has been charged with larceny over $1,200, malicious destruction of property over $1,200, breaking into a depository and possession of a burglarious instrument.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But after filling out the documents, the ICE agents confiscated the belongings of the workers and boarded the workers into police vans, the diary said, transporting some with chains around their waists, ankles, and wrists.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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The sturdy nylon exterior is water-resistant and RFID-protected, and its secure zippers can safely hold an AirTag inside to keep track of your belongings during the chaos of a travel day.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Acting is such an exercise in using your body, figuring out what’s working, figuring out what’s not, trying things, not being afraid to try things, taking notes, playing off other people, learning from other people.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, if the latest reports are to be believed, the hatchet has been buried, or at the very least, things are well enough that Queen Camilla would support her husband’s desire to make up with his son.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The game remains accessible to new players and to fans who might not get what this role playing stuff means.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This eye cream is loaded with some fancy-sounding stuff.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Holdings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holdings. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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