as in things
transportable items that one owns
we packed up all of our possessions and excitedly moved into a new house
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Recent Examples of possessions
That revelation prodded insurgents in British possessions from Ireland to Sierra Leone to take to the streets to assert their own ambitions for economic and political autonomy over the decades to come.
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
The Rainbows have been effective in the red zone, scoring on 97% of their possessions inside the 20-yard line.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Entering Monday’s matchup against the Clippers, the Heat has been outscored by 10 points per 100 possessions with Ware on the court this season, which is the worst individual net rating among Miami’s rotation players this season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
The final three-and-out forced by Denver’s defense — four of Houston’s final six possessions ended that way — took only 24 seconds off the clock.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The initial five possessions featured no punts yet no points.
—Sam McDowell October 27, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Denver scored on 20 of 24 possessions in the frame.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Pat Spencer became the 13th player to get in the game once the outcome was no longer in question and provided one of its more memorable moments, going 1-on-1 against his brother, Cam, on one of the Warriors’ final possessions of garbage time.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Newsweek spoke to a child psychologists who shared that happiness in the home is not defined by material possessions like toys, clothes or gadgets—but is instead built on a foundation of love, clear boundaries and consistent routines.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
The Rainbows have been effective in the red zone, scoring on 97% of their possessions inside the 20-yard line.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Entering Monday’s matchup against the Clippers, the Heat has been outscored by 10 points per 100 possessions with Ware on the court this season, which is the worst individual net rating among Miami’s rotation players this season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
The final three-and-out forced by Denver’s defense — four of Houston’s final six possessions ended that way — took only 24 seconds off the clock.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The initial five possessions featured no punts yet no points.
—Sam McDowell October 27, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Denver scored on 20 of 24 possessions in the frame.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Pat Spencer became the 13th player to get in the game once the outcome was no longer in question and provided one of its more memorable moments, going 1-on-1 against his brother, Cam, on one of the Warriors’ final possessions of garbage time.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Newsweek spoke to a child psychologists who shared that happiness in the home is not defined by material possessions like toys, clothes or gadgets—but is instead built on a foundation of love, clear boundaries and consistent routines.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for possessions
Noun
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Those on nine-month contracts must devote 480 hours to instruction — which can include things like lab work, clinical work and internships in addition to lecture time — over the course of the contract.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Because, in waking life, the truth is that things haven’t been the same since the strain of raising two young kids started to wear on their parents.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Rourke’s longtime assistant is on vacation, and while his team was first trying to avoid eviction altogether, the actor suddenly needed a new place to stay, movers and a storage shed for his belongings, none of which were in the offing.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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The suspects hit him with the rifles and demanded belongings from him.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In other words, pedestrian stuff that doesn’t light up social media or earn an invitation to hold forth on one of the Beltway chat shows.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Beyond politics, what about the more inside baseball industry stuff?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Possessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possessions. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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