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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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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
At Harmar Bait and Tackle, there was a steady stream of customers either buying bait or getting trout fishing licenses.
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Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Sleeping positions and firmness Beyond mattress type, your preferred sleep position and mattress firmness (how hard or soft a bed feels) are other important factors to consider when buying a mattress.
—Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Realizing how many Latin Americans were buying units in the building was part of why his team began offering World Cup tickets as an incentive.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Buchanan has since been buying green coffee, roasting, and cupping — aka tasting and evaluating each cup for quality.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Musicians started buying used 808s and experimenting with them.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Inflation is pushing grocery bills higher, and more shoppers are buying store-brand items and shopping at discount stores.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2026
But the returns on the trade haven't been as strong over time, and data on whether traders are still buying the dips amid the Middle East war is murky.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
In 2007, after reporting from the Tampa Bay Times, a grand jury investigated Pinellas County buying land from the property appraiser; that grand jury’s 22-page report was critical of how the office was run.
—Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Sleeping positions and firmness Beyond mattress type, your preferred sleep position and mattress firmness (how hard or soft a bed feels) are other important factors to consider when buying a mattress.
—Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Realizing how many Latin Americans were buying units in the building was part of why his team began offering World Cup tickets as an incentive.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Buchanan has since been buying green coffee, roasting, and cupping — aka tasting and evaluating each cup for quality.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Musicians started buying used 808s and experimenting with them.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Inflation is pushing grocery bills higher, and more shoppers are buying store-brand items and shopping at discount stores.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2026
But the returns on the trade haven't been as strong over time, and data on whether traders are still buying the dips amid the Middle East war is murky.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
In 2007, after reporting from the Tampa Bay Times, a grand jury investigated Pinellas County buying land from the property appraiser; that grand jury’s 22-page report was critical of how the office was run.
—Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buying
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This includes approximately $260 billion for purchasing equipment and $220 billion for research, development, testing, and evaluation.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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One is a ban on institutional investors such as Blackstone from purchasing single-family homes.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2026
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And after CLEAResult fired Darlington in 2017, the brothers began bribing CLEAResult employee Peter Marra — sending him cash and gift cards for special favors like getting heads-ups on inspections and audits.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Asha was bribing people to use a scale!—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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NewsNation is reporting that investigators initially rushed to judgment, believing Nancy Guthrie had wandered off.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Apr. 2026
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Born in Vienna in 1929, Gaston grew up believing his father to be a railroad worker and only later discovered that that man was in fact his stepfather.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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Parents love having an easy, reusable activity for restaurants, travel days, sleepovers or quiet time at home.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Blue Owl, which is unique in having two of these nontraded private credit funds, is also among the last to report redemptions.—
Leslie Picker,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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So far, he's picked up and dropped off about ten people, taking them to anything from doctor's appointments to haircuts.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Rhyne did not advocate for taking money from the state’s $625 million school voucher program to fund public schools.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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On the left, he’s heralded as the only voice capable of seducing young men disaffected by party politics.—
Abigail Sylvor Greenberg,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
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One of her alternate personalities — the cold and calculating Samantha — joins law enforcement to pursue her father’s killers, while other identities begin to surface with their own motives, seducing and manipulating powerful men as Sylvia’s search for justice veers into vengeance.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Only time will, but Rivers seems at peace with accepting the idea of calling it a career sooner than later.—
James Jackson,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Instead of blindly accepting all incoming data, each robot or vehicle evaluates the reliability of information received from other agents.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Buying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buying. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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