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possess
verb as in have or obtain
Weak matches
be blessed with, be born with, be endowed with, corner the market, get hands on, get hold of, have to name, latch on to, lock up, sit on, take over, take possession
Example Sentences
The fossil evidence also hints that the animal may have possessed small appendages for picking up and arranging mineral grains.
“It’s really an acknowledgment of that sovereignty that we possess as tribes, to be able to come together and have this body that directly engages with the federal government,” he said.
This success marks a stunning turnaround: In December 2024, he was sentenced to 23 months in prison after pleading guilty to possessing weapons as a felon.
Ammunition to cause trouble had just arrived a few months earlier from Moody’s: The rating agency now possessed, and offered for sale, all sorts of new information about subprime mortgage loans.
But then, at her trial in September, she unexpectedly pleaded guilty to illegally acquiring and possessing the cryptocurrency.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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