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present participle of have.

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retaining adj.
unconspicuous adj.
unnoticeable adj.
enjoyment n.
ownership n.
proprietorship n.

ADJECTIVE

retaining

Synonyms

STRONG

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

WEAK

holding back

ADJECTIVE

unconspicuous

Synonyms

WEAK

camouflaged concealed dim faint hidden indistinct insignificant low-key low-profile modest muted obscure ordinary plain quiet retiring secretive shy soft-pedalled subtle tenuous unassuming unemphatic unnoticeable unobtrusive unostentatious

ADJECTIVE

unnoticeable

Synonyms

STRONG

unobtrusive

WEAK

NOUN

enjoyment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

indulgence

STRONG

advantage benefit exercise ownership spending using

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage hindrance loss

WEAK

displeasure dissatisfaction lack misery need sorrow unhappiness want woe

NOUN

ownership

Synonyms

STRONGEST

control holding partnership property purchase takeover

STRONG

buying claim cut deed dominion end hand occupancy piece proprietorship purchasing residence slice tenancy tenure title

WEAK

possessorship proprietary rights

Antonyms

STRONG

lease renting

NOUN

proprietorship

Synonyms

STRONG

buying claim control cut deed dominion end hand holding occupancy partnership piece possession property purchase purchasing residence slice takeover tenancy tenure title

WEAK

possessorship proprietary rights

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

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Of course, having a Bob Mackie Barbie really “meant something” in the doll community, and the world of Barbie collectors couldn’t wait to see what he would do next.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Some 28 years on, he is still going, with visa restrictions, the 2008 financial crash which cost him sponsors, Covid-19 and geopolitics having slowed his progress.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Also see: The 10-year Treasury is having its worst run in over 100 years.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Corporate bonds look vulnerable to this widening again, having narrowed their spread to Treasurys since 2022 to below where they began that cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Chickens having their dust baths in the road dived for the ditch, and Siren kicked up her heels a little bit along the straightaway.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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