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
Less than $1 million is listed as their last holdings amount.
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Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund’s pending purchase of Electronic Arts, agreed in partnership with Silver Lake and Affinity Partners in September, is set to bolster PIF’s holdings in mobile gaming—by far the most popular way users interact with the industry worldwide.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
That situation will last a few years, until Queen Creek can start transporting new groundwater from its land holdings in the Harquahala basin, where private equity firms are also buying up land, which will replace its Colorado River water.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Other insurance holdings include Hudson Life, Investors Heritage, Somerset Reinsurance and Neptune Reinsurance.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
The investor previously owned Icahn Automotive before selling the business last year as part of a broader restructuring of his holdings.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Last October, Swain raised the money for PE fund NewSpring, renowned for scoring big from buying Nutrisystem in the 2000s, for a vehicle that combined two of its star portfolio holdings.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Royal Lodge sits within Windsor Great Park, part of the Crown Estate, which manages the royal family’s land and property holdings on behalf of the British state.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund’s pending purchase of Electronic Arts, agreed in partnership with Silver Lake and Affinity Partners in September, is set to bolster PIF’s holdings in mobile gaming—by far the most popular way users interact with the industry worldwide.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
That situation will last a few years, until Queen Creek can start transporting new groundwater from its land holdings in the Harquahala basin, where private equity firms are also buying up land, which will replace its Colorado River water.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Other insurance holdings include Hudson Life, Investors Heritage, Somerset Reinsurance and Neptune Reinsurance.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
The investor previously owned Icahn Automotive before selling the business last year as part of a broader restructuring of his holdings.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Last October, Swain raised the money for PE fund NewSpring, renowned for scoring big from buying Nutrisystem in the 2000s, for a vehicle that combined two of its star portfolio holdings.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Royal Lodge sits within Windsor Great Park, part of the Crown Estate, which manages the royal family’s land and property holdings on behalf of the British state.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holdings
Noun
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Zubimendi won possession 12 times during that match — the most by any Arsenal player in a game this season.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Troopers also seized an unregistered gun and ammunition from Cook, who is charged with trafficking 200 grams or more of cocaine, as well as unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Rourke’s longtime assistant is on vacation, and while his team was first trying to avoid eviction altogether, the actor suddenly needed a new place to stay, movers and a storage shed for his belongings, none of which were in the offing.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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The suspects hit him with the rifles and demanded belongings from him.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Those on nine-month contracts must devote 480 hours to instruction — which can include things like lab work, clinical work and internships in addition to lecture time — over the course of the contract.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Because, in waking life, the truth is that things haven’t been the same since the strain of raising two young kids started to wear on their parents.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In other words, pedestrian stuff that doesn’t light up social media or earn an invitation to hold forth on one of the Beltway chat shows.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Beyond politics, what about the more inside baseball industry stuff?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Holdings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holdings. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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