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 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 The show includes roughly 500 objects, with more than 300 of them from the French jewelry house and more than 200 from the museum’s holdings. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Family office holdings of private companies, real estate, private equity, venture capital and private credit dropped by 3 percentage points. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 27 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 His Hawaii holdings span thousands of acres, while his Lake Tahoe compound combines two adjoining lakefront estates. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 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 The couple bought land on Indian Creek and later expanded their holdings. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Geneva rolled up 466 yards and crossed the goal line on six of its 10 possessions.

— Jerry Birchfield, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
The 10-play scoring drive was possible in part because of a 17-yard pass from Hyppolite to Ty Hayes on fourth and 5 that kept the possession alive and moved them into the red zone.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of possession

Noun

Home insurance covers your home and belongings from unexpected events like fire, theft or natural disasters.

— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Welcomed by Herky the Hornet, the cheer team and the campus community, the students and their families checked in before unloading their belongings and setting up their new rooms.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of belongings

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