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
Apollo’s acquisition came after Verizon Communications bought Yahoo’s online operations in 2017 and then bungled an attempt to blend those services into AOL, another internet pioneer.
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Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced that a ceremony had been held aboard the vessel to mark the acquisition of these capabilities, with both Japanese and American officials in attendance.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Mar. 2026
Park had learned in her business classes that mergers and acquisitions often fail.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The Solana Beach City Council approved the acquisition of a new pickup truck for the incoming fire chief position, part of the transition to new fire services after Encinitas, Solana Beach and Del Mar ended the cooperative agreement that was in place since 2009.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced that a ceremony had been held aboard the vessel to mark the acquisition of these capabilities, with both Japanese and American officials in attendance.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Mar. 2026
Park had learned in her business classes that mergers and acquisitions often fail.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The Solana Beach City Council approved the acquisition of a new pickup truck for the incoming fire chief position, part of the transition to new fire services after Encinitas, Solana Beach and Del Mar ended the cooperative agreement that was in place since 2009.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquisition
accession
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The accession of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in early March completed a decades-long process, solidifying the transformation of the Islamic Republic of Iran from a theocracy into a de facto military dictatorship.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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Two months later, the United States announced a twenty-eight-point peace plan proposing major territorial concessions from Ukraine, a cap on the size of its military, and a constitutional ban on its accession to NATO.—
Olivier Kempf,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Acquisition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquisition. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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