Thesaurus results for ACQUISITION

acquisition

noun

ˌa-kwə-ˈzi-shən

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 But the Sharks’ other pending UFAs – including defensemen Mario Ferraro and John Klingberg — remained on the roster, and no players were acquired as Grier, keeping an eye on the long term, mostly kept his powder dry without any major acquisitions. —

Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026 Thousands of people were also displaced by the government’s land acquisition. —

Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026 Netflix’s InterPositive acquisition underscores that this technology imperative now extends beyond the personalization of the platform and into the creative workflow itself. —

Lin Cherry, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026 Murphy told analysts on the earnings call that the acquisitions are expected to add $250 million in aggregate revenue for fiscal 2028. —

Lola Murti, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for acquisition

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accession

Noun

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
Khondji framed Marty’s accession with kinetic energy.

— Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026