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 museum’s deep holdings in 20th-century painting were also a plus, as frequent visitors might more easily begin to connect with the works on view. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The rise in value puts Nvidia among the strategic investors with the largest tech holdings around the world. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Using a largely obscure real estate company, the church has been quickly expanding its holdings in numerous states and isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 1 Sep. 2026 By contrast, many younger Americans have yet to invest, and those who have tend to skew their holdings toward stocks more sensitive to higher rates. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 The loans reportedly were made to companies with ties to Walter or his TWG Global holdings company. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 This policy, known as quantitative easing, vastly expanded the Fed’s bond holdings and was used again during the COVID-19 pandemic to stimulate the economy. — Paul Wachtel, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026 His other sports holdings include the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks, Andretti Global in IndyCar, Spire Motorsports in NASCAR and the PWHL. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026 The barn at Heritage has been referred to as the Oyharzabal Barn, christened after the Basque family whose agricultural holdings once stretched throughout the region. — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2026

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Noun

This offseason, Indianapolis locked up wide receiver Alec Pierce on a lucrative four-year contract while adding a familiar Chiefs foe, wide receiver Keenan Allen, as a possession target.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
Ayala pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography and is set to be sentenced next month.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of possession

Noun

The rising waters of Bui River in the southwest outskirts of Hanoi threatened to flood homes, prompting authorities to deploy hundreds of soldiers to help residents move belongings to higher ground, state media said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
The claims seek damages for lost work, confiscated belongings and psychological harm.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of belongings

Noun

Erin then complains about her daughter and drones on about all sorts of things that no one can even pretend to care about.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
These were pretty innocuous in the grand scheme of things, but were hanging as a PR headache for Ferrari heading to its home race.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026