as in to buy
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
I need to purchase a new heavy coat
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Recent Examples of purchase
Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Loi Khac Nguyen had legally purchased firearms just before the incident.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
The Macario signing comes 16 months after Lauren Leichtman and Arthur Levine, founders of a private equity firm in Los Angeles, completed a $120-million purchase of the Wave.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The firearm Medina-Medina allegedly used to kill Gorman was illegally purchased around February 6, 2008, from a Federal Firearms Licensee in Montgomery, Alabama, according to a charging document.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Loi Khac Nguyen had legally purchased firearms just before the incident.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
Have questions about ordering or a purchase?
—Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
The Macario signing comes 16 months after Lauren Leichtman and Arthur Levine, founders of a private equity firm in Los Angeles, completed a $120-million purchase of the Wave.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purchase
Verb
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Many of those fertilizer prices have exploded 40% or more in just a couple weeks, and at the worst time possible — right when farmers are about to buy before the growing season.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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The largest deal amounted to $40 billion, with Nvidia, Microsoft, BlackRock and Elon Musk’s xAI forming part of a consortium of investors to buy Aligned Data Centers.—
April Roach,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As a result, developers can offer localized payment experiences without having to navigate region-specific rules or leverage complex third-party infrastructure.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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Making do Stammen had to navigate 6⅓ innings of a close game with one of his high-leverage relievers down.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Since September — the month when the Office of Cannabis Management issued the first licenses for retailers — sales have exceeded $50 million in total for recreational cannabis, according to state data.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The report counts those smaller store sales separately from the Walmart supercenters.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The community will feature a pool, coworking spaces and a grab-and-go market.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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That was the praise Hunter heaped on the Angels’ Jo Adell after the right fielder made three home run-robbing catches, the last a spectacular leaping grab while crashing into the seats near the right-field foul pole in the ninth inning of a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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In addition to equity investment, the transaction is backed by $54 billion of debt commitments from Bank of America, Citigroup and Apollo.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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Two board members who brought up concerns about the transactions were replaced when their terms were up.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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According to a source with direct knowledge of the journey planning, Precious Shipping instructed the captain to leave anchorage some time around midnight.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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Brilliant blue waves meet a sensational crescent of white sand at Salt Whistle Bay, one of the most stunning anchorages in the southeastern Caribbean.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
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For the Heat, Bam Adebayo recorded a team-high 29 points on 10-of-21 shooting from the field and 5-of-10 shooting on threes to go with 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals in 38 minutes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Angels challenged a successful steal by Hoerner in the sixth, but the call was upheld.—
Jay Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Wildly out of his depth and battling the debilitating symptoms of a late-stage brain tumor, his grasp on reality becomes increasingly precarious.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2026
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With the title in their grasp, the Ducks have greased up their fingers, fumbling into a four-game winless slump.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Purchase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purchase. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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