as in accession
something added to an existing supply
every vacation trip inevitably resulted in new acquisitions to our array of bric-a-brac
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Recent Examples of acquisition
Part of the preparation included hiring Trent Mossbrucker, UCF’s general manager of football player personnel, acquisitions, and roster management.
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Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
And the Bulls are genuinely interested in the potential of deadline acquisitions such as Jaden Ivey and Anfernee Simons.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
The acquisition would bring to Wasserman a slew of new music clients, including arena- and stadium-fillers Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Kendrick Lamar, Phish, and Dave Matthews, along with hundreds of smaller acts across all genres, and especially in indie rock.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
The acquisition should lead to aggressive share repurchases.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
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Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
And the Bulls are genuinely interested in the potential of deadline acquisitions such as Jaden Ivey and Anfernee Simons.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
The acquisition would bring to Wasserman a slew of new music clients, including arena- and stadium-fillers Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Kendrick Lamar, Phish, and Dave Matthews, along with hundreds of smaller acts across all genres, and especially in indie rock.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
The acquisition should lead to aggressive share repurchases.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquisition
accession
Noun
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Khondji framed Marty’s accession with kinetic energy.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Previous new members have had to reform their democratic, judiciary, and political systems before even beginning the process of accession.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Acquisition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquisition. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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