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as in owner
one who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership the holders of the land gave us permission to camp on it

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Recent Examples of holder There are basket holders for organizing goggles and smaller toys. Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025 Weezer will play only for weekend one pass holders on April 12. Thania Garcia, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025 However, since Trump came into office some people have been detained while re-entering the United States, including TPS holders. Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025 Netanyahu fired Ronen Bar, the previous holder of the post, last month after disagreements over who should be held responsible for failing to prevent the October 2023 attack by Hamas that triggered the war in Gaza. Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for holder
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Noun
  • Legally, a condo owner owns their unit directly and has a proportional interest in common areas.
    Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In contrast, a co-op owner holds shares in the corporation that owns the building, along with a proprietary lease granting them the sole right to occupy a specific unit.
    Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The government contributed an additional 24 beds via medical container units, known as connexes, including one operating room.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The near-endless colors of flowers are the star of many gardens, sidewalk planters, and front porch containers.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The proprietors needed a fast, storm resistant and beautiful solution.
    Robert C. Wolcott, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Both were crashing bores because of the literally nauseating behavior of fans and the uncaring attitude of the proprietors.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025

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“Holder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holder. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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