as in wealth
the total of one's money and property
as a result of the booming economy, the college's assets grew dramatically over the course of the decade
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Recent Examples of assets
Once shunned by investors who were drawn to an environmental, social and governance lens, defense assets have surged in popularity in light of geopolitical turmoil and pledges by Germany and other European Union members to ramp up defense spending.
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Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Tariffs and dollar weakness are part of the picture, but the bigger takeaway is that investors are turning to safe-haven assets.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
This fragmentation further entrenches geopolitical tensions and makes LNG and energy pipelines strategic assets on top of commercial projects.
—Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Not in our communities, but protecting assets & high priority targets downtown so that our @Chicago_Police don’t have to babysit the Bean or Buckingham Fountain for eight hours a day.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
By June, most of NBCU’s Super Bowl inventory was gone, according to buyers, though there has been speculation that the company may have kept some ad berths back in hopes of getting $8 million or bigger packages of advertising tied to its larger portfolio of media assets.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Its unveiling marked a turning point in the evolution of fleet defense, where lasers, once confined to experimental test ranges, are now being positioned as operational assets aboard warships.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Washington has in recent weeks moved several naval assets to Latin America in a bid to counter drug cartels, an operation Caracas said is an effort to drive regime change.
—semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported that ESPN recently sold 10 percent of its equity to the NFL in exchange for league media assets (NFL Network, cable RedZone rights and fantasy football games).
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Tariffs and dollar weakness are part of the picture, but the bigger takeaway is that investors are turning to safe-haven assets.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
This fragmentation further entrenches geopolitical tensions and makes LNG and energy pipelines strategic assets on top of commercial projects.
—Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Not in our communities, but protecting assets & high priority targets downtown so that our @Chicago_Police don’t have to babysit the Bean or Buckingham Fountain for eight hours a day.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
By June, most of NBCU’s Super Bowl inventory was gone, according to buyers, though there has been speculation that the company may have kept some ad berths back in hopes of getting $8 million or bigger packages of advertising tied to its larger portfolio of media assets.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Its unveiling marked a turning point in the evolution of fleet defense, where lasers, once confined to experimental test ranges, are now being positioned as operational assets aboard warships.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Washington has in recent weeks moved several naval assets to Latin America in a bid to counter drug cartels, an operation Caracas said is an effort to drive regime change.
—semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported that ESPN recently sold 10 percent of its equity to the NFL in exchange for league media assets (NFL Network, cable RedZone rights and fantasy football games).
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assets
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That kind of philanthropy is unusual in an age when many billionaires flaunt their wealth with mega-yachts and Wall Street firms work to extract profits from their investments.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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This will lead to market meltdowns and cascading economic hardship as global wealth implodes.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Lisa, 28, wore a black maxi dress with cutouts, and paired the look with an extremely rare Hermès Birkin while in South Korea's capital city.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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At the club’s training ground in the Valdebebas district of the Spanish capital, both coaching staff and team-mates value the fact Ceballos can bring a style of play that is not so characteristic of the club’s other midfielders, more based on linking play.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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In this decade, sovereign wealth funds like Temasek (Vertex Holdings) and family offices have expanded their venture arms.—
Rich Karlgaard,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Expending taxpayer funds on a capital project without secured or approved funding is both fiscally irresponsible and a violation of sound budgeting practices.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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Another person from the United States, Ciandrea Bryne Davis, has also been charged for their role in transferring money via cryptocurrency as a part of the conspiracy, officials say.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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The operation involved multiple money laundering schemes, often involving cryptocurrencies.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Assets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assets. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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