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
New members of Congress would also be required to divest their individual stock holdings after swearing in.
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Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Once its largest shareholder with a 40% stake, Lefkofsky stepped down from an active leadership role at Groupon in 2015 and has since pared his holdings to just under 10%.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Its portfolio already includes more than a dozen New York buildings, with holdings in prime Manhattan property.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Transparency Challenges – Disclosures around pricing, performance and underlying holdings can be limited, creating barriers to fully assessing risk and suitability — especially when compared to public market investments.
—Rick Unser, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Eli Manning, a former teammate of Strahan’s, also held preliminary conversations about investing, but the two-time Super Bowl champ decided not to pursue due to conflicts with his other business holdings.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Hawley-Peters Senate bill, branded the HONEST Act, would prohibit lawmakers, their spouses, and dependents from owning or trading individual stocks, with a 180-day deadline to sell off any holdings.
—Nik Popli, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Under that deal, the two wireless giants, which are building out their networks on different wavelengths, would have swapped some of their own spectrum holdings.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Investors might get diluted, but their overall holdings are ultimately worth more.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Once its largest shareholder with a 40% stake, Lefkofsky stepped down from an active leadership role at Groupon in 2015 and has since pared his holdings to just under 10%.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Its portfolio already includes more than a dozen New York buildings, with holdings in prime Manhattan property.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Transparency Challenges – Disclosures around pricing, performance and underlying holdings can be limited, creating barriers to fully assessing risk and suitability — especially when compared to public market investments.
—Rick Unser, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Eli Manning, a former teammate of Strahan’s, also held preliminary conversations about investing, but the two-time Super Bowl champ decided not to pursue due to conflicts with his other business holdings.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Hawley-Peters Senate bill, branded the HONEST Act, would prohibit lawmakers, their spouses, and dependents from owning or trading individual stocks, with a 180-day deadline to sell off any holdings.
—Nik Popli, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Under that deal, the two wireless giants, which are building out their networks on different wavelengths, would have swapped some of their own spectrum holdings.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Investors might get diluted, but their overall holdings are ultimately worth more.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holdings
Noun
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Still, the offense wasn’t flowing, and the unit had just given an extra possession to the Jaguars with an interception that led to a touchdown.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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During more than two hours of testimony, journalist Michael Shellenberger testified that sources had informed him that intelligence communities are in possession of numerous high-resolution photos and videos of the craft unlike any of the grainy imagery that has so far been declassified.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This $8 set comes with four zippered pouches that can separate dirty, wet, or stinky shoes from the rest of your belongings.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Set up familiar spaces – Arrange furniture and pet belongings in a similar way in the new home to make the transition less jarring.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If things do go long, Alcaraz will still back himself.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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But now, the King and the royal family have received very sad news that will change things going forward.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Everything about Elvis, including his death-by-cardiac-arrest at 42 in Graceland, is the stuff of opera.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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By our points formula, a game in the 10s or below is D-grade, the 20s is average, the 30s above average, the 40s really good and 50s-plus next-stratosphere stuff.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Holdings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holdings. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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