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
Procter & Gamble, meanwhile, which sold some of its beauty holdings to Coty but still has mega personal care brands such as Olay, Head & Shoulders and Pantene, as well as SK-II, isn’t expected to be reactionary.
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Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2026
Top executives at several major public companies sold sizable chunks of their holdings last week, including Nvidia , Five Below and Dell Technologies .
—Nick Wells,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Titan has made exits from previous holdings BlueWillow, an AI image-generation tool, and Dascena, a pioneer in algorithmic disease detection.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Houses then become a better deal, demand and prices rise, and that’s precisely when the own-to-rent crowd put more of their holdings up for sale, helping balance the market and contain the upswing.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Italian authorities said Thursday the fortune had been recovered after seizing artwork, valuables and other financial holdings.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
That’s when Bohm reportedly requested account statements, login information and details on his holdings.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
According to the lawsuit, things reached a turning point in January when Bohm requested account statements, login information and details on his holdings.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Another analysis, from a team at the right-leaning Hoover Institute, argues the tax’s backers overstate which billionaires are still California residents and how much of their holdings are actually subject to the tax.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2026
Top executives at several major public companies sold sizable chunks of their holdings last week, including Nvidia , Five Below and Dell Technologies .
—Nick Wells,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Titan has made exits from previous holdings BlueWillow, an AI image-generation tool, and Dascena, a pioneer in algorithmic disease detection.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Houses then become a better deal, demand and prices rise, and that’s precisely when the own-to-rent crowd put more of their holdings up for sale, helping balance the market and contain the upswing.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Italian authorities said Thursday the fortune had been recovered after seizing artwork, valuables and other financial holdings.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
That’s when Bohm reportedly requested account statements, login information and details on his holdings.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
According to the lawsuit, things reached a turning point in January when Bohm requested account statements, login information and details on his holdings.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Another analysis, from a team at the right-leaning Hoover Institute, argues the tax’s backers overstate which billionaires are still California residents and how much of their holdings are actually subject to the tax.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holdings
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With 33 seconds remaining, after scoring five straight points and in possession of the ball, the Warriors used Curry’s gravity to draw defenders out of the paint, giving Gary Payton II enough space to catch a pass from Draymond Green and put in a layup for a 116-115 lead.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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One 16-year-old male was charged with delinquent unlawful possession of a firearm, large capacity feeding device and ammunition and carrying a loaded firearm and is expected to be arraigned in West Roxbury District Court.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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With its solid wood construction and rich espresso finish, this unit can support your belongings on its three sturdy shelves.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The situation escalated when one member of the group used profanity while gathering their belongings.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Knicks only truly made things interesting in minutes the former Brooklyn Nets star and sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer spent on the bench on Tuesday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Upstairs at Place, things are a little more formal.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Or more appropriately, the stuff of Marvel Comics.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Career stuff aside, this aspect is also ideal for designing (or analyzing) a budget.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Holdings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holdings. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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