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 The specific impact of artificial intelligence holdings on S&P 500-heavy portfolios should also be considered when investors are looking to diversify. — Joe D'allegro, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026 The couple bought land on Indian Creek and later expanded their holdings. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 While China’s strategy has shifted to account for geopolitical tensions, trade disputes, and the need to manage domestic liquidity, its holdings are often spotlighted in global finance and leverage discussions. — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The main part of the museum’s holdings are works by European and American artists collected by the Bechtler family of Zürich and gifted to the museum by Andreas Bechtler and his family, who have long called Charlotte home. — Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026 In the British colonial holdings of the West Indies and American colonies, these slave-owning colonizers and plantation administrators were predominantly Protestant. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

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Noun

By then Arsenal were cruising, thanks to an hour of crisp passing and progressive possession punctuated by goals from Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Odegaard.

— Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Fulton was able to run out the on its final possession to secure the win.

— Felipe Gamino, Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of possession

Noun

Since it was designated the first national recreation area in 1964, hordes of visitors have cut Lake Mead’s glassy surface with jet skis and boats, carelessly dropping belongings that may now wash up on shore.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
However, instead of just suitcases, the 31-year-old packed her belongings into a mixture of bags and trash bags.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of belongings

Noun

Manchester City’s defence was wide open in Sunday’s Community Shield defeat to Arsenal and that could be a sign of things to come now that Rodri is playing for Barcelona in La Liga.

— Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
And if history is any indication, expect safety Tre’von Moehrig to be in the middle of things when the pads start poppin’ at the Panthers’ joint practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Jags’ practice facility.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of things

Noun

The comment cards and all that stuff is very challenging, and then people weaponize that in different ways.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Lynch’s massive draft whiffs feel like harmless clerical rounding errors next to his good work in handling all the off-the-field stuff that lands on his desk.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026