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
In addition to its Hollywood campus, Paramount’s holdings include prominent buildings in New York such as the Ed Sullivan Theater and CBS Broadcast Center.
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
While Intuitive Surgical’s sales to Fortinet have scaled back its holdings in Sunnyvale, the maker of a cutting-edge surgical robot has created a huge campus at the corner of Kifer Road and Commercial Street.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
For investors thinking about selling, gifting or restructuring their physical gold holdings, understanding the tax implications is essential.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Because of Fertitta’s club ownership, Caesars will likely cease Rockets bets across its holdings if it is sold to Fertitta Entertainment—a notable loss of a competitive NBA team from its online and land-based sportsbook menus.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026
No court decision will pry loose any of those holdings.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Berkshire ended 2025 with more than $370 billion in cash and Treasury holdings.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
BondIt, its sister company Buffalo 8 – home to a library of over 400 film and TV titles and more than 1,000 music scores and soundtracks – and MEP’s distribution affiliate West Side Pictures, whose holdings run to approximately 10,000 film and television titles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
While Intuitive Surgical’s sales to Fortinet have scaled back its holdings in Sunnyvale, the maker of a cutting-edge surgical robot has created a huge campus at the corner of Kifer Road and Commercial Street.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
For investors thinking about selling, gifting or restructuring their physical gold holdings, understanding the tax implications is essential.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Because of Fertitta’s club ownership, Caesars will likely cease Rockets bets across its holdings if it is sold to Fertitta Entertainment—a notable loss of a competitive NBA team from its online and land-based sportsbook menus.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026
No court decision will pry loose any of those holdings.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Berkshire ended 2025 with more than $370 billion in cash and Treasury holdings.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
BondIt, its sister company Buffalo 8 – home to a library of over 400 film and TV titles and more than 1,000 music scores and soundtracks – and MEP’s distribution affiliate West Side Pictures, whose holdings run to approximately 10,000 film and television titles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holdings
Noun
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Despite dominating possession, the defending MLS champions trailed 2-0 at halftime following a 3-0 shutout in the MLS season opener at LAFC last weekend.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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Within the zones, penalties for violations such as open container possession, public urination, public smoking and excessive noise would increase.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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The belongings included identification and immigration documents, passports, driver’s licenses and work permits as well as cash, cellphones, clothing and jewelry.—
Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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The shooter then gathers some belongings and walks back to her car.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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And upstairs, rooftop bar High Praise keeps things fresh with rotating pop-ups throughout the year.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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The little things added up Tuesday.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Northeast started the week buried in snow, but thankfully in Chicago our streets stayed clear of the white stuff.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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At that same time, Kale and I were drinking too much and probably into some other nasty stuff.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Holdings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holdings. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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