possesses

VERB

have or obtain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquire carry enjoy maintain occupy own retain seize

STRONG

bear control corner dominate grab hog hold

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail free lack let go lose need release surrender yield

STRONG

abandon forsake

WEAK

dispossess miss not have

Example Sentences

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possesses

"Markets aggregate information no committee possesses, and prices are how that information reaches decision makers," Druckenmiller said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed last month.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

By statute, the FHA possesses permanent and indefinite budget authority with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

There’s Olive, 12, from Charlotte, North Carolina, whose goal is to sell 8,000 boxes and who already possesses the polished ease of someone who understands how to speak to an audience.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

Like Goretzka, the 20-year-old is a tall box-to-box player who possesses greater athletic prowess.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

“What if it goes and possesses you? A Shard of Asase Yaa? It could wreak havoc.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer