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  1. List of paraphrases for "possesses":

    owns, has, possessed, holds

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#40has
#3832holds
#9243owns
#15104possessed
#17347possesses

How to use possesses in a sentence?

  1. Robert Oxton Bolt:

    A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses it is an idea that possesses the mind.

  2. Brian Kendrella:

    This is truly a momentous sale and one for the history books, the new owner of the Eliasberg nickel now possesses one of the rarest, most valuable United States coins, and one of only three examples of this coveted coin in private hands.

  3. Teresa of Ávila:

    O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue with which to praise the Lord. It utters a thousand pious follies, in a continuous endeavor to please Him who thus possesses it.

  4. Dr. Jose P. Rizal:

    Man is multiplied by the "number of languages" he possesses and speaks. (Los Viajes!)

  5. Malcolm Cowley:

    Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.


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