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 It is owned by Ancient Manaagement LLP, which includes yacht broker Burgess and auction house Sotheby’s among its holdings. — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Now the income from holdings abroad by billionaires and others is promising to improve the country’s current account over time. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 The organization seems to have bad luck in terms of the sustainability of its real estate holdings. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The Fanjuls controlled 10 mills in Cuba before Castro seized their holdings. — Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Chester Dale, whose bequest forms the core of the NGA’s Cassatt holdings, favored the range of her female subjects, from girlhood and adolescence to adulthood and old age. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026 The royal family is worth billions, including extensive prime real estate holdings. — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 For nine of the 10 strongest organizations, humanoid robotics patents represent less than 10% of their overall patent holdings. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026 In IconArrows pointing outwards Another positive for Berkshire is the big gains for three of its biggest equity portfolio holdings. — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Mayor Shiro Suzuki said that while some countries argue the possession of nuclear weapons helps deter potential attackers, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had demonstrated that humans can cross the line.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
His co-conspirator, San Francisco resident Micah-Luc Almeida, 47, was sentenced to three years in federal prison after being charged with possession with intent to distribute MDA.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of possession

Noun

The group later went to a hotel, where Gutierrez Molina and his coworker were allegedly drugged before their belongings were stolen and their financial accounts were accessed, the outlet reported.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Several volunteers spent Tuesday morning helping residents pack their belongings and relocate.

— Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of belongings

Noun

The service Casually buttoned-up and (like many other things at this property) classic New York, with concierge and servers always ready to lend a hand—but without fussing over anything.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026
Is this the same Panthea who hates anyone fake or putting things on?

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026