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possessing

ADJECTIVE

occupying

Synonyms

STRONG

commanding controlling covering holding maintaining obtaining owning permeating pervading placed posted remaining residing resting sitting situated staying tenanting

WEAK

assigned to living in settled on taking up

Antonyms

WEAK

gone leaving removing

ADJECTIVE

retaining

Synonyms

STRONG

accommodating arresting cherishing commemorating confining embracing employing engaging having hiring holding keeping owning preserving remembering reserving restraining saving securing seizing suppressing sustaining taking treasuring withholding working

WEAK

holding back

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Ruby Celly Uribe, 37, of Sacramento, was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of unlawfully possessing a machine gun and an unregistered short-barreled rifle, according to a news release from the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

He also faces a charge of possessing a knife in a public place in Golders Green.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

A system may perform highly sophisticated computations without possessing any subjective experience at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Dimona hosts what is widely believed to be the Middle East's only nuclear arsenal, although Israel has never admitted to possessing nuclear weapons, insisting the site is for research.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

“How can I know that you are worthy of possessing the Copper Key?” he asked.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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