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
However, Vireo Growth is making its acquisitions with a weak currency, increasing the risk involved.
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
The number of markets — standing at 125 — has almost doubled since the Marcolin acquisition in 2023, with the best-performing ones including Germany, Asia — led by Thailand and Taiwan — as well as North America.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 Mar. 2026
Prior to the acquisition, Tegna operated two TV stations in California.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
New York — A California jury on Friday largely sided with Twitter shareholders who accused billionaire Elon Musk of making false statements and intentionally driving down the social media company’s stock ahead of his $44 billion acquisition in 2022.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
The number of markets — standing at 125 — has almost doubled since the Marcolin acquisition in 2023, with the best-performing ones including Germany, Asia — led by Thailand and Taiwan — as well as North America.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 Mar. 2026
Prior to the acquisition, Tegna operated two TV stations in California.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
New York — A California jury on Friday largely sided with Twitter shareholders who accused billionaire Elon Musk of making false statements and intentionally driving down the social media company’s stock ahead of his $44 billion acquisition in 2022.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquisition
accession
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The fact that Sweden and Finland joined the alliance as a direct result of the full-scale invasion is a clear failure of that aim, Finland’s accession alone more than doubling the land border between Russia and NATO states.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Khondji framed Marty’s accession with kinetic energy.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Acquisition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquisition. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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