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 One scenario making the rounds has Cheeks potentially overseeing all of the vast TV holdings of the combined company, but so far, there’s no firm confirmation and a final structure isn’t expected to be announced until next week. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026 Their marketing falsely listed SpaceX and xAI as holdings, the SEC claims, when the funds never held investments in those companies. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Two forensic accountants in Israel separately reviewed the records and concluded, despite those inconsistencies, the filings analyzed by CNN are Phoenix’s holdings. — Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 The change reflects a more bullish outlook for bitcoin over the next year and a higher valuation of Strategy’s bitcoin holdings as a result, Citi analyst Peter Christiansen said in a note Friday. — Sarah Min,davis Giangiulio,chloe Taylor,lee Ying Shan,ananya Chetia, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026 The group’s holdings began with Aciérie d’Haïti, Haiti’s first steel mill, and later expanded to include the construction of Haiti’s private Port Lafito container terminal and free-trade zone. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 The partnership also gives the Ashmolean a new way to expand its holdings of contemporary art from Bangladesh. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Over the years, McConaughey has owned properties across Texas, California, and Hawaii, and even added an Airstream trailer to his holdings. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The casing is consistent with the same caliber of weapon that Jones had in his possession when police took him into custody, a Fort Worth Police Department homicide unit detective wrote in an arrest warrant affidavit.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
On August 1, 2025, the day after the lease lapsed, Cathy and Salvatore sued for possession of their home in Manhattan housing court.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of possession

Noun

Records show the school was billed $2,170—a relative pittance in the grand scheme of things—for a six-man crew from a local moving company to box up and relocate Moore’s belongings during the 43-hour window of his incarceration.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
In Gulf Shores, an Alabama community encouraging voluntary evacuations, resident Maranie Adams gathered water and other supplies as her family moved belongings, including a hot tub motor, to higher ground.

— R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of belongings

Noun

After things go awry in the Congo, the family in The Poisonwood Bible dissolves readily.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
In some ways, things have changed considerably for Reid over the last year after the television adaptation of her 2019 novel, Heated Rivalry, became a cultural phenomena.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026