HOLDINGS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

holdings

noun

plural of holding

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 As traders are forced to sell holdings to cover margin debt, a massive correction followed. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 18 July 2026 But Omni Air similarly represents only a slice of Stonepeak’s around $90 billion holdings. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 Trump has also drawn scrutiny for the large volume of securities trades made by his investment advisers, as well as licensing agreements, real estate holdings and other potential financial conflicts of interest. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 17 July 2026 The collection is among the most significant private holdings of European art assembled in the 21st century, and was gifted to the museum in 2024. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026 The gift represents more than a 3 percent increase in the size of the museum’s holdings, which currently number in the region of 10,000 objects. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026 Those cash holdings are largely driven by the pursuit of safety, with 53% of survey respondents; the desire to diversify investments, 44%; and waiting for the right time to invest, 33%. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 15 July 2026 While most of the show is sourced from the Wolfsonian’s holdings, a few key works were secured through loans. — Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 The investment, according to Yahoo Finance, became one of his most successful holdings. — Andrew Lack, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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Noun

La Roja is a far more patient team, preferring to keep possession and pass their opponent to death, waiting for any momentary lapse of concentration.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
On the one hand, circulating the ball can slowly run down the opponents’ batteries as they are starved of possession for long periods, pinned further back towards their own goal with legs becoming heavier and minds cloudier.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of possession

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Other survivors and family members of victims of the fire visited a police station on Wednesday to seek compensation, gather belongings and give their testimony.

— Tian Macleod Ji, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
The affidavit alleges that after Erving drowned, Roper and the juvenile fled the scene in Roper's vehicle and then discarded some of Erving's belongings.

— Deena Zaru, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of belongings

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So, if things don’t go well for New York/New Jersey on Sunday afternoon for the World Cup final, don’t be surprised if DFW is circled when the World Cup inevitably returns to the United States — possibly as soon as 2038.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Amanda did say that the resurgence of Loverboy had nothing to do with Kyle and was more about how much people hate her, which just reconfirms the worst things about Amanda that people on the internet say.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 July 2026

Definition of things

Noun

At 15 years old, Boubacar Sidibe already had a good grip on this firefighting stuff at Monday's first day of camp.

— Noel Brennan, CBS News, 13 July 2026
The Five Star Weekend (Peacock) Jennifer Garner’s new series, The Five Star Weekend, based on the novel by Elin Hilderbrand, is about a woman who invites friends from her past to visit her luxury Nantucket estate for a weekend of girl stuff.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026