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
Arlington Heights finally woke up on offense as the teams traded scores on the next four possessions of the game.
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Updated October 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
On consecutive possessions in the second quarter at Jacksonville earlier this week, Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton found himself in the middle of two huge moments that affected the direction of the game.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
The Bears had squeezed points out of only three of 13 such possessions over the first three games, then rallied for two touchdowns and two field goals on drives that included a penalty against the Raiders.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Christie wasn’t satisfied with the collective results Wednesday, saying his team only picked up the Raptors on 30% of possible possessions.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Get an insurance checkup and document your possessions.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Protect your property and possessions from fire, theft, and other unexpected perils.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
In the first diorama, australopithecines have no possessions, being constantly on the move.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
All his possessions were still in the vehicle.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Updated October 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
On consecutive possessions in the second quarter at Jacksonville earlier this week, Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton found himself in the middle of two huge moments that affected the direction of the game.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
The Bears had squeezed points out of only three of 13 such possessions over the first three games, then rallied for two touchdowns and two field goals on drives that included a penalty against the Raiders.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Christie wasn’t satisfied with the collective results Wednesday, saying his team only picked up the Raptors on 30% of possible possessions.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Get an insurance checkup and document your possessions.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Protect your property and possessions from fire, theft, and other unexpected perils.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
In the first diorama, australopithecines have no possessions, being constantly on the move.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
All his possessions were still in the vehicle.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for possessions
Noun
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Channing Tatum’s Raw Physicality on The Tonight Show Channing Tatum is, above all things, a dancer.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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In 2022, life circumstances prompted her and her husband to make things official quickly.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Across the fence, in Gaza, Palestinians had been trekking with their belongings for days, since preparations for the ceasefire were announced.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Many buildings were flattened, and none was undamaged, as people went back to search for their belongings.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Harvard was ranked second best university and school for 2026, due to its high faculty member to student ratio and average staff salary - which exceeds $105,000 for full-time instructional stuff - as well as its diversity and graduate outcomes.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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This stuff has been minor, thankfully.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Possessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possessions. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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