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as in to develop
to come to have gradually
from years of working two jobs, he has acquired the ability to get by on only a few hours of sleep a day
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as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
acquired a reputation for always arriving at his friends' house just as they were sitting down to dinner
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Recent Examples of acquire
Artur Silovs stopped 19 shots for the Penguins and had little work to do after Pittsburgh chased Bobrovsky following Soderblom's third goal in 15 games since being acquired in a trade with Detroit.
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ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
The Celtics acquired Vucevic from Chicago ahead of the NBA trade deadline in early February.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Walter, who acquired the rights of another women's hockey league as part of the PWHL's launch, also brought on tennis legend Billie Jean King and her partner Ilana Kloss as members of the PWHL's advisory board.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
His short film, Adam’s Song (2023), screened at a multitude of festivals and won awards at the Nashville Film Festival and the Ouray International Film Festival before being acquired for online distribution by Wong Fu Productions, NextShark, and FilmShortage, and broadcast TV distribution by PBS.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
The Celtics acquired Vucevic from Chicago ahead of the NBA trade deadline in early February.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Walter, who acquired the rights of another women's hockey league as part of the PWHL's launch, also brought on tennis legend Billie Jean King and her partner Ilana Kloss as members of the PWHL's advisory board.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
His short film, Adam’s Song (2023), screened at a multitude of festivals and won awards at the Nashville Film Festival and the Ouray International Film Festival before being acquired for online distribution by Wong Fu Productions, NextShark, and FilmShortage, and broadcast TV distribution by PBS.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquire
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In January, a DNA profile was successfully developed and uploaded to a direct-to-consumer ancestry database while a genealogist assigned to the Riverside Cold Case Homicide Team was able to positively identify a potential match to a close relative in Alabama.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Waldron developed a knuckleball, no small feat.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The candidates earned a median annual income of $489,000 from 2021 to 2025, a total that in most cases includes their spouse’s income.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Respect yourself to earn respect from others.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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Taubel believes some of the supply problems have eased as early cultivator licensees' initial plants have fully grown and are cultivated.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Reviving that legacy would mean cultivating a new trust in government—such that an official knock at the door might be expected to herald something good as opposed to a masked federal agent.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Loopt struggled to gain users, and in 2012 it was acquired by a fintech company.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Wennberg won a puck battle deep in the Predators’ zone before William Eklund gained possession.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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However, Eovaldi found his groove, and the Rangers went on to win their second straight over the Mariners, 3-2, at Globe Life Field.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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Given Southampton had only dropped points from a winning position twice in the previous 21 league games — Portsmouth and Charlton Athletic both rescuing a 1-1 draw apiece — a comeback seemed unlikely.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The sliding of scale of benefits was designed so people who took Social Security at different ages would reap roughly the same benefits over their lifetimes.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Trump has made a small fortune in cryptocurrency after all, where AI’s swift decisions in volatile crypto trading can reap big profits.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Leyne Milstein, the city’s interim city manager for all but a few days of 2025, received less compensation than assistant city manager Howard Chan, according to tax documents and pay stubs obtained by The Sacramento Bee through a public records request.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The extraordinary review of a media outlet’s coverage, revealed in emails obtained by The Star, is unheard of in Kansas City politics, according to one former mayor.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Equally important, but garnering less attention, have been the price increases for products made from energy, like nitrogen-heavy fertilizer, which is synthesized from ammonia, derived from natural gas.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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His marathon coverage garnered national notice and, two years later, an offer to move to a larger market in Milwaukee.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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