holders

noun

plural of holder
1
as in owners
one who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership the holders of the land gave us permission to camp on it

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2
as in containers
something into which a liquid or smaller objects can be put for storage or transportation her hat made a good holder for the shells she collected on the beach

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Recent Examples of holders As Fortune detailed ahead of the IPO, only Class B holders can remove Musk as CEO, chairman, or director. — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 This season, season-ticket holders paid for eight regular-season games and two preseason games. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 New account holders can qualify for a $100 cash rewards bonus after spending $500 in purchases within the first three months. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 All 28 defendants are lawful permanent residents, also known as green card holders, according to the Justice Department. — Steve Large, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Disneyland Magic Key holders can starting this week pick up one of four lenticular cards celebrating 25 years of Haunted Mansion holiday. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 The story summarizes and analyzes the Cubs’ criticism of Wrigley View Rooftop’s business model of selling seats and concessions to ticket holders to watch events at Wrigley Field, a business model the Cubs portrayed as parasitic. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The drop came as the Skydance, led by chairman and CEO David Ellison, distributed about 471 million warrants giving holders of Paramount Skydance’s PSKY Class B shares the option to purchase stock in the new company. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 However, in 2027, the standard deductible jumps to $700 (up from $615 in 2026), and a temporary federal subsidy program ends, pushing monthly Part D premiums higher for nearly half of standalone plan holders. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
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  1. owners
  2. containers
  3. proprietors
Noun
  • Its mobile years that followed were marked by friction with the platform owners, some of it self-inflicted.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Will this matter to the owners' fanbase calling for players to take less money so Rubenstein can make more money?
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of owners
Noun
  • Many hotels have abandoned single-use amenities, and the JW Marriott has followed that move by installing refillable shampoo and other containers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Because the reactions occur in containers, sensors can measure them.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of containers
Noun
  • History tells us that promises by news proprietors to preserve their properties’ independence from their own partisan ideological predilections are typically honored in the breach.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Sole proprietors, partners, and LLC members are generally exempt themselves, though construction businesses are typically required to carry coverage even with very few employees.
    — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
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“Holders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holders. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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