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as in developed
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 earned
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 acquired
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Fairlead Strategies or its affiliates may have positions in financial instruments mentioned, may have acquired such positions at prices no longer available, and may have interests different from or adverse to your interests or inconsistent with the advice herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Mark Duplass is a particularly big supporter of indie episodic projects, and Mubi acquired the Mark Ruffalo-starring series Hal & Harper last year out of Sundance.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
Radvinsky, a Ukrainian-American entrepreneur, acquired Fenix International Limited, the parent company of OnlyFans, in 2018 and served as its director and majority shareholder.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
The right-hander was the jewel of the offseason overhaul, acquired in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers in January to solidify a veteran rotation.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
In the 1990s, Graham cofounded the software company Viaweb, which Yahoo acquired in 1998 for $49 million.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
In 2018, Radvinsky acquired Fenix International Limited, the company that owns and operates OnlyFans.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Canadian streamer Crave is onboard to develop the project and Iceland’s Síminn has acquired local rights to the TV drama, which comes from Canada’s Blink49 Studios and Iceland’s Truenorth.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Transferring to Paramount+ will be all content currently on BET+ – original and acquired – subject to rights restrictions and license expirations.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
The company has also acquired AI startups and built internal systems that allow AI agents to interact with company files, chat logs, and projects to help employees complete tasks more efficiently.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Fairlead Strategies or its affiliates may have positions in financial instruments mentioned, may have acquired such positions at prices no longer available, and may have interests different from or adverse to your interests or inconsistent with the advice herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Mark Duplass is a particularly big supporter of indie episodic projects, and Mubi acquired the Mark Ruffalo-starring series Hal & Harper last year out of Sundance.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
Radvinsky, a Ukrainian-American entrepreneur, acquired Fenix International Limited, the parent company of OnlyFans, in 2018 and served as its director and majority shareholder.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
The right-hander was the jewel of the offseason overhaul, acquired in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers in January to solidify a veteran rotation.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
In the 1990s, Graham cofounded the software company Viaweb, which Yahoo acquired in 1998 for $49 million.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
In 2018, Radvinsky acquired Fenix International Limited, the company that owns and operates OnlyFans.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Canadian streamer Crave is onboard to develop the project and Iceland’s Síminn has acquired local rights to the TV drama, which comes from Canada’s Blink49 Studios and Iceland’s Truenorth.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquired
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Resulting from a random, typically nonhereditary genetic mutation, the disease affects about one in every 10,000 live births in the U.S. and can severely impact a person’s mental and physical development, and life span.—
Amanda Blanco,
courant.com,
19 Sep. 2021
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Other research shows that nonhereditary forms can result from other factors, including existing medical conditions and diet, reports Maya Yang of the Guardian.—
David Kindy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Aug. 2021
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Yet University City has never developed the kind of independent dining culture that has flourished in other parts of Charlotte.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Using this insight, the researchers developed design guidelines to reduce these defects.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Tigers' loss leaves no Philadelphia-area teams in either tournament after teams from Lehigh, Villanova and the University of Pennsylvania earned spots, with none advancing past the first round.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Only one of the blows earned a foul, a flagrant-one on star Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2026
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American Express relies on airlines to submit the correct information on airline transactions to identify incidental fee purchases.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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Research has varied on just how many incidental findings occur from these tests.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Wild tulips, known as tulipa, grow naturally in Central Asia and were first cultivated in Istanbul around 1055.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
20 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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Texas contends Villarreal gained Facebook followers by getting police officers to tell her the identities of a person who killed himself by jumping off a Laredo overpass and of a family involved in a car accident.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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The policies pursued by the Islamic Republic in the 1990s—the death fatwa against Salman Rushdie and attempts to kill his associates, the terror bombing of a Jewish community center in Argentina—gained it nothing but opprobrium.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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Ultraviolet light from its host star triggers the creation of sulfur dioxide in the upper atmosphere, and a massive sub-surface magma ocean acts as a buffer, storing and releasing volatile gases over billions of years.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Spray the multi-surface cleaner onto a damp cloth.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
16 Mar. 2026
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Both games ended 5-4 in a shootout — Dallas won in Denver in mid-October, while Colorado won in North Texas earlier this month on trade deadline day.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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In 10 seasons in the IHSA, Yorkville Christian has won four regional titles, two sectionals and the Class 1A state title in 2021-22.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Acquired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquired. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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