POSSESSIONS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

possessions

noun

plural of possession

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 The Panthers punted on each of their first four drives, failing to pick up a first down on any of those possessions, as Miami jumped out to a 17-0 lead. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026 Marcel Reed threw picks on Texas A&M's first two possessions and later lost a fumble, continuing a trend of committing too many turnovers in league games. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Edwards and Ball combined for 17 points during that spurt, while the Heat missed six of nine shots and turned the ball over on four possessions. — CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 On consecutive Brooklyn possessions late in the fourth quarter, Moussa Diabaté stole the ball from Porter and then Randle. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 This one opens out to accommodate an improbable amount of worldly possessions— including a large laptop—without looking remotely utilitarian. — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026 The Cowboys had three possessions with 21 1/2 minutes left in the second half. — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Blaming Ultron for Fiona’s death, Vision deletes his art and possessions. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 Most of his success came late in the game with the team trailing by multiple possessions. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

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Born in 1888, Jim Casey spent his life, starting at the tender age of eleven, thinking about how to deliver things more efficiently.

— Marc Levinson, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
New York — Brett Smiley was elected mayor of Providence in 2022 on a pledge to build more housing and get things done in Rhode Island’s capital city.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

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That opened the golfer up to having his girlfriend riffle through his belongings in order to make content for social media.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Contractors will continue working in the parking garage over the next four to six weeks before tenants can enter the Empire Towers building to retrieve their belongings, attorneys said.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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