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as in purchasing
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
I really want to buy that new book, but I don't have enough money right now
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2
as in bribing
to influence someone with a bribe
there were rumors that the mobster had bought the judge
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as in believing
to regard as right or true
if you buy that story, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in
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Recent Examples of buying
Kevin Carter | Getty Images Shrinking sales For more than a decade, consumers have been buying fewer groceries from the inner aisles of the grocery store, instead focusing on the outer aisles with fresh produce and protein.
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2026
Quito Anderson, a principal at the firm, told the Miami Herald Goddard is looking for developers interested in buying the land outright or working with the company on the project.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Before buying one, always double-check its dimensions against the width and length of your feet.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
But inspection officers weren’t buying it.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
What's the car-buying landscape like these days?
—John Paul, The Providence Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
This deal is about buying a software-first operating model that Capital One couldn’t build on its own.
—Ron Shevlin, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
People are literally dying, and this guy is out vacationing, buying homes, buying Range Rovers and going shopping.
—Rachel Wolf , Matt Finn , Madison Colombo, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The plot thickened when said bidder turned out to be hedge fund founder Martin Shkreli, who turned himself into one of America’s supervillains soon after buying the right to become the album’s sole owner and possibly sole listener.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2026
Quito Anderson, a principal at the firm, told the Miami Herald Goddard is looking for developers interested in buying the land outright or working with the company on the project.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Before buying one, always double-check its dimensions against the width and length of your feet.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
But inspection officers weren’t buying it.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
What's the car-buying landscape like these days?
—John Paul, The Providence Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
This deal is about buying a software-first operating model that Capital One couldn’t build on its own.
—Ron Shevlin, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
People are literally dying, and this guy is out vacationing, buying homes, buying Range Rovers and going shopping.
—Rachel Wolf , Matt Finn , Madison Colombo, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The plot thickened when said bidder turned out to be hedge fund founder Martin Shkreli, who turned himself into one of America’s supervillains soon after buying the right to become the album’s sole owner and possibly sole listener.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buying
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Compared to some of the other attempts at purchasing the president’s good will over the past year — like that $400 million jet the Qatari royal family gave him last May — a documentary is dirt cheap.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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The aircraft starts at $190,000 with the option of purchasing a transport trailer for $21,000 and a charger for $1,100.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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But now, federal prosecutors say Hennen is the fixer behind the biggest point-shaving scandal in history, accused of bribing 39 college players, corrupting 17 programs and fixing — or trying fix — 29 games to enrich himself and other gamblers.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The indictment describes the fixers as the leaders of the scheme, which allegedly began in 2022 with a group bribing CBA players to influence games for wagering purposes.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Zverev exploded in anger believing that Alcaraz was suffering only from cramp, and so should not have received a full timeout.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Polling at the end of his first year back in the White House showed a strong majority of independents believing the country was worse off, with the economy driving the unhappiness.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
29 Jan. 2026
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Rose emphasized the importance of the dig, as Chinese American cowboys were often overlooked in the historical record, despite having a big economic impact.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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If the right deal for a starting-level center is there for the Pacers right now, will the Pacers actually be buyers despite having the worst record in the NBA?—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Sure, some out there were robbing old people, choking people, robbing them, beating them up, taking their money, but Troy just wasn’t like that.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Ways to do that include cold showers, taking a nature walk, laughing, taking deep breaths, listening to something relaxing, or humming to yourself.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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In the complaint, which was first filed in September in a North Carolina state court, plaintiff Heather Ammel accused Sinema of seducing her ex-husband Matthew Ammel, who began working for Sinema in April 2022 as part of her security detail.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026
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In Arthur Penn’s 1975 neo-noir Night Moves, Griffith is Delly Grastner, a 16-year-old runaway with a little girl’s voice and a grown woman’s body—on full display in an underwater nude scene—intent on seducing Gene Hackman, 43 and paunchy.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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The court found Kim guilty of accepting bribes from the controversial religious sect Unification Church, including a Chanel bag and a Graff diamond necklace.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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Trump, too, downplayed his decision to deploy border czar Tom Homan, who himself is controversial after in 2024 alleging accepting $50,000 in cash from FBI agents pretending to be business executives seeking government, to Minneapolis.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Buying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buying. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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