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
Nicaragua’s government has also imprisoned adversaries, religious leaders, journalists and more, then exiled them, stripping hundreds of their citizenship and possessions.
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Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Adebayo, Ware and Vlad Goldin (the Heat’s other centers) were not on the court alongside Jovic during these possessions.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Nicaragua’s government has also imprisoned adversaries, religious leaders, journalists and more, then exiled them, stripping hundreds of their citizenship and possessions.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
Take inventory of your home and possessions Take inventory of your home and photograph all of your possessions.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Keep an eye on your money and possessions to be safe.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
And don’t forget OG Anunoby, the Knicks’ diesel engine on both ends of the floor, or Mitchell Robinson, who bullied Wembanyama into an existential crisis during San Antonio’s final two possessions.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
That was evident during the Knicks’ final two possessions of the first half.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
But if Aberdeen isn’t eligible and Urban Klavzar joins the returning four starters, that lineup combo was dominant in a small sample size last year, outscoring opponents by 64 points in 89 possessions on the floor together, per CBB Analytics.
—Cj Moore
june 2, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Adebayo, Ware and Vlad Goldin (the Heat’s other centers) were not on the court alongside Jovic during these possessions.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Nicaragua’s government has also imprisoned adversaries, religious leaders, journalists and more, then exiled them, stripping hundreds of their citizenship and possessions.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
Take inventory of your home and possessions Take inventory of your home and photograph all of your possessions.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Keep an eye on your money and possessions to be safe.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
And don’t forget OG Anunoby, the Knicks’ diesel engine on both ends of the floor, or Mitchell Robinson, who bullied Wembanyama into an existential crisis during San Antonio’s final two possessions.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
That was evident during the Knicks’ final two possessions of the first half.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
But if Aberdeen isn’t eligible and Urban Klavzar joins the returning four starters, that lineup combo was dominant in a small sample size last year, outscoring opponents by 64 points in 89 possessions on the floor together, per CBB Analytics.
—Cj Moore
june 2, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for possessions
Noun
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My defense and my rebounding are two things that are extremely, extremely important to me.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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In my fiction, my grandfather was no longer an inscrutable ghost, but a character with definable flaws, who did things in an order that, despite whatever twists and subversions, resolved into meaning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Cars packed with mattresses, luggage and household belongings stretched for kilometers along Lebanon’s coastal highway, as residents fled Tyre following the latest Israeli warning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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The bottom line Cleaning your pet’s belongings, grooming them and refilling their preventatives will help keep them safe during the summer.—
Amy DeYoung,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Noun
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That's the stuff that fuels me, that's what keeps me up at night and excited for the next day.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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The contractor hasn't signed off on final stuff.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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“Possessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possessions. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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