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1
as in developing
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 earning
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 acquiring
Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
ABC News, 6 June 2026
The trio, and to some degree Warner Bros Discovery acquiring Ellison, were given some high altitude breathing room when remaining correspondents Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim decided on June 5 to stay – – at least for now.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 June 2026
In addition to waiting out and acquiring Klint Kubiak as their head coach, the Raiders made some significant on-field acquisitions.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
But acquiring Larkin remains a long shot.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Sixto emphasized the importance of bringing financial education to Cubans on the island to familiarize them with how a stock exchange operates and the prospects for acquiring shares.
—Sarah Moreno
june 4, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
The Atlanta Braves have bolstered their depth at catcher by acquiring veteran Austin Wynns from the Los Angeles Angels.
—CBS News, 4 June 2026
Washington followed several decades later, acquiring its current name in 1776.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices joined Nvidia in the Ayar Labs round as well as acquiring startup Enosemi in 2025, alongside making equity investments in Teramount and Celestial AI.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Noun
WorldFirst sits as one of Ant International’s several brands aimed at helping SMEs grow – others include Alipay+, which handles cross-border digital-wallet payments from travelers and remote shoppers and Antom, which handles online merchant acquiring.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Verb
Meehan then oversaw what is considered among the NHL’s most one-sided trades, acquiring Hasek from Chicago in 1992.
—ABC News, 6 June 2026
The trio, and to some degree Warner Bros Discovery acquiring Ellison, were given some high altitude breathing room when remaining correspondents Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim decided on June 5 to stay – – at least for now.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 June 2026
In addition to waiting out and acquiring Klint Kubiak as their head coach, the Raiders made some significant on-field acquisitions.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
But acquiring Larkin remains a long shot.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Sixto emphasized the importance of bringing financial education to Cubans on the island to familiarize them with how a stock exchange operates and the prospects for acquiring shares.
—Sarah Moreno
june 4, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
The Atlanta Braves have bolstered their depth at catcher by acquiring veteran Austin Wynns from the Los Angeles Angels.
—CBS News, 4 June 2026
Washington followed several decades later, acquiring its current name in 1776.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices joined Nvidia in the Ayar Labs round as well as acquiring startup Enosemi in 2025, alongside making equity investments in Teramount and Celestial AI.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquiring
Noun
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The future electric vehicle may not owe its efficiency gains to a larger battery pack or more powerful motor.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman is closing the gap on her mayoral rival Spencer Pratt, picking up a net gain of about 10,000 votes in a fresh tranche of primary votes released late Friday.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
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City officials are developing a long-term plan to modernize the Elk Grove Auto Mall, an economic driver for the city that generates about one-third of its sales tax revenue, as officials prepare for changes in the automotive industry.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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Deadline has learned that the streamer is developing Hit Man, a series inspired by the 2024 AGC Studios feature that was co-written, produced and headlined by Glen Powell and co-written, directed and produced by Richard Linklater.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program provides food assistance to those in very-low-income households which are those earning less than 130 percent of the poverty guideline.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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To ease the financial burden on the most impoverished, the government said tax exemptions would apply to micro-enterprises and those earning less than $680 a month.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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The Great Disconnect This is the age of massive financial accumulation, but the quality of that accumulation is changing.—
Nitin Gupta,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Shange’s rainbow assemblage manages to be confrontational and conciliatory through a confessional accumulation that collapses poetry, movement, and ritual into a single and ever-changing event.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs, hundreds of thousands of people like them have been coerced into engaging in scams such as posing as women online, cultivating intimate relationships with foreigners to defraud them of their savings.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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Historians believe ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia were cultivating dates as early as 6,000 to 8,000 years ago.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Swalwell had been gaining in polls and racking up high-profile endorsements and his exit seemed to primarily benefit Becerra.—
Marisa Lagos,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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Issuance has also spread out, with seven of the top 10 sectors gaining share against both 2025 and their 10-year averages.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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After nearly a decade of ownership, Jeremy Piven has officially offloaded his Los Angeles home tucked away in the Mount Olympus neighborhood of Hollywood Hills, high above the Sunset Strip.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
8 June 2026
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In November, George Kurtz, CEO and founder of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, became a co-owner of the Mercedes team through a minority acquisition in Toto Wolff’s ownership entity Motorsports Invest.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
8 June 2026
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The game-winning goal was scored by sophomore midfielder Nathan Rogers, who finished the night with a hat trick.—
Erik Anderson,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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The idea of the song — ‘Jules Rimet still gleaming’ — is looking back at the 1966 World Cup rather than talking about winning the Euros.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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“Acquiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquiring. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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