as in achievement
a successful result brought about by hard work
the contention that the candidate's acquirements in the business world would stand him in good stead in the political arena
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Recent Examples of acquirement
The legislation bans the use of eminent domain for the construction, operation or acquirement of right-of-ways for any pipeline with the primary purpose of transporting carbon dioxide.
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Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 22 Jan. 2026
While Rockstar hasn’t confirmed Drake’s acquirement, notably fans have long desired the ability to curate their own radio stations within the GTA universe.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 June 2025
Psychology will be based on a new foundation, that of the necessary acquirement of each mental power and capacity by gradation.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Your understanding of acquirement and possession may shift as the sun meets Neptune.
—USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Since its 2016 decommissioning, it has been eyed for redevelopment as Baltimore County has attempted to breathe new life into its commercial corridors, like with the county’s partial acquirement of the Security Square Mall in Woodlawn.
—Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2023
Some of the tents were PR samples, others were purchased at full price, but our testers were unaware of the cost and acquirement while testing and rating.
—Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023
The acquirement of the 320-unit apartment community adds to Morrison Avenue Capital Partners’ 4,000-unit portfolio in the Southeast.
—Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al, 3 May 2021
The announcement follows Netflix's recent acquirement of classic Black films such as Love & Basketball, B*A*P*S, and Love Jones.
—Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 July 2020
Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 22 Jan. 2026
While Rockstar hasn’t confirmed Drake’s acquirement, notably fans have long desired the ability to curate their own radio stations within the GTA universe.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 June 2025
Psychology will be based on a new foundation, that of the necessary acquirement of each mental power and capacity by gradation.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Your understanding of acquirement and possession may shift as the sun meets Neptune.
—USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Since its 2016 decommissioning, it has been eyed for redevelopment as Baltimore County has attempted to breathe new life into its commercial corridors, like with the county’s partial acquirement of the Security Square Mall in Woodlawn.
—Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2023
Some of the tents were PR samples, others were purchased at full price, but our testers were unaware of the cost and acquirement while testing and rating.
—Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023
The acquirement of the 320-unit apartment community adds to Morrison Avenue Capital Partners’ 4,000-unit portfolio in the Southeast.
—Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al, 3 May 2021
The announcement follows Netflix's recent acquirement of classic Black films such as Love & Basketball, B*A*P*S, and Love Jones.
—Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 July 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquirement
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But the bans, which have been touted by researchers, educators and policymakers as a way to boost children’s attendance and academic achievement and to combat mental health issues and online bullying, aren’t delivering on all those promises, the findings reveal.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
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Little sparks of achievement also come from doing chores or any of my enjoyable or meaningful activities.—
Alex Korb, Ph.D.,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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Their recipe for success, however, remained depth.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Cities such as Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Fairfax, Virginia, have installed these systems with success.—
Michael Perkins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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His message after the series-opening loss is that one bad game does not make for a lost round in the playoffs, and just to get to this point is already an accomplishment of note.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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More accomplishments are in store at the section meet that begins Wednesday with the Division 1 swim prelims at Southwestern College.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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County demographics, including median household income, race/ethnicity and educational attainment, are from the Census.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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Higher-tier communities show the opposite pattern, with lower poverty and unemployment, higher incomes, higher educational attainment and much higher home values.—
Grigoris Argeros,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
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