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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
Last month, Musk’s SpaceX bought his artificial-intelligence company, xAI, which had previously acquired X.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
Browning said acquiring the property had been a 10-year pursuit for the company, which also operates locations in Auburn and Lincoln.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
The Texas Rangers had an active offseason, acquiring All-Star lefty MacKenzie Gore and swapping Marcus Semien for new outfielder Brandon Nimmo.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
The Falcons are adding some depth to their secondary, acquiring safety Sydney Brown from the Eagles, according to a report Friday by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
—Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
Browning said acquiring the property had been a 10-year pursuit for the company, which also operates locations in Auburn and Lincoln.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
The Texas Rangers had an active offseason, acquiring All-Star lefty MacKenzie Gore and swapping Marcus Semien for new outfielder Brandon Nimmo.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
The Falcons are adding some depth to their secondary, acquiring safety Sydney Brown from the Eagles, according to a report Friday by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
—Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquire
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The company develops and makes products for civilian and military use, such as drone technologies used by Ukraine's armed forces in the fight against the Russian invasion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Israel’s Elbit Systems has revealed that it has been contracted to develop aircraft-mountable versions of its XCalibur high-power laser systems.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Brownwood slips past Godley Brownwood’s Aiden Jimenez broke a 0-0 tie with the game’s only goal, off an assist from Raven Prado, as the Lions earned a 1-0 win over Godley in a Class 4A Division 2 bi-district match on Friday at Briles Stadium in Stephenville.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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Mbiya also earned the praise of Kansas coach Bill Self, who called him KU’s second-best player in the game behind superstar Darryn Peterson.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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Koolhaas sang the joys of juxtapositions in his 1978 book Delirious New York, and here his firm has cultivated a distinctively New York–y jangle of forms in which the utilitarian becomes the theatrical.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2026
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While not a truly national media figure, Rose has cultivated a strong following in the New York area in the decades since joining Mets broadcasts in 1987.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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Digital marketing Careers in digital marketing and agricultural communications also are gaining traction, with consumers increasingly being interested in where their food comes from.—
Metro Creative Services,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Åberg has put on a ball-striking clinic through three days and leads the field in driving distance, strokes gained tee to green and average proximity to the hole.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Combined with 66 high school recruits signed during the same period, the Aggies have essentially turned over the roster while winning 19 of 26 games.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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Rookie center Maxime Raynaud had a career-high 32 points and nine rebounds for the Kings (18-52), who had won four of their last five games.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Japan could offer this network for use within the Golden Dome, providing crucial proximity to powers like China and North Korea, and in return reap the benefits of America’s top-tier missile defense.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
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Other states would reap similar benefits from axing their income tax.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Board of Immigration Appeals, a Justice Department agency, ruled against an SIJS recipient who was seeking to reschedule or postpone deportation proceedings because of the potentially lengthy backlog for the immigrant to obtain a green card.—
Daniella Silva,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
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At the governor’s request, the Legislature held off from the additional 1% cut to K-12 public education, including high school career technical education programs, public safety and Idaho’s Medicaid program, read the statement obtained by the Idaho Statesman.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Sizable protests took place in both parks, and petition drives favoring car-free roads garnered around 1,000 signatures each.—
Jon Orcutt,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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More recently, popstar Bad Bunny alluded to ideas of Puerto Rican independence and sovereignty during his Super Bowl halftime show, which garnered more than 4 billion views.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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