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 But if last week’s quarter-point hike marks the beginning of a new tightening cycle, our four holdings show why investors shouldn’t paint the entire sector with the same brush. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 Over the years, McConaughey has owned properties across Texas, California, and Hawaii, and even added an Airstream trailer to his holdings. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026 The state’s lease on the property ended in 2023 after talks broke down and the land had been eyed by its owner, the Neel family, along with other land holdings for potential redevelopment into commercial and industrial uses. — J. Scott Trubey, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Four Metzinger canvases and a drawing remain in the museum’s holdings. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 However, Ramaswamy's spokesman Evan Machan did not say whether the Republican candidate would divest his individual stock holdings. — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2026 Their research also finds that concentration has historically tended to mean-revert across most sectors, supporting the case for reducing exposure to the market’s largest holdings. — Artem Milinchuk, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Most of the money is from dormant accounts in financial institutions, insurance and utility companies, and securities and trust holdings, according to the Florida Department of Financial Services. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The Red Raiders have been stellar on defense, blanking three opponents and allowing just six points entering last week’s 42-35 win over Cary-Grove that wasn’t decided until the final possession.

— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
But Awak Kuier and Bueckers made 3-pointers on Dallas’ next two possessions to pull away.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of possession

Noun

On Wednesday, Abascal was notified to leave and given 30 minutes to pack her essential belongings.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Among Boutte’s belongings, law enforcement allegedly found $1,624 in cash, 141 gift cards, letters addressed to other people and almost 1,700 stamps on rolls and sheets.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of belongings

Noun

But he and the offensive line were demoralized on a pair of run-stuffs.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
The first clues came in the 1970s, when Jacob Bekenstein and Stephen Hawking calculated the entropy of black holes — typically a measure of how much stuff fits inside an object.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026