as in accessions
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 acquisitions
And while Matz and Nick Martinez have been two of the best free-agent acquisitions of the year (the Rays are 13-2 in their starts), there are some worrisome signs.
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John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026
The acquisitions are only part of the strategy.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 11 May 2026
The Chiefs have also added depth behind Walker via other acquisitions, including via last month’s NFL Draft.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
Obviously, with all the free agency acquisitions, this is very exciting.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Cook has already mentioned that Apple may have to spend more on chip acquisitions in the coming quarters.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
There are no guarantees in portal acquisitions.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 7 May 2026
As if the acquisitions of veterans Hollywood Brown and Dontayvion Wicks didn’t signal EVP/GM Howie Roseman’s intent to move on from Brown – likely next month, when the salary cap softens the team’s contractual hit – then certainly the trade up for Makai Lemon in Round 1 of the draft did.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 4 May 2026
The Kings’ modest but fruitful trade-deadline acquisitions in consecutive years are both up for new deals, winger Andrei Kuzmenko, who returned on a one-year pact last summer, and center Scott Laughton.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 2 May 2026
John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026
The acquisitions are only part of the strategy.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 11 May 2026
The Chiefs have also added depth behind Walker via other acquisitions, including via last month’s NFL Draft.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
Obviously, with all the free agency acquisitions, this is very exciting.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Cook has already mentioned that Apple may have to spend more on chip acquisitions in the coming quarters.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
There are no guarantees in portal acquisitions.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 7 May 2026
As if the acquisitions of veterans Hollywood Brown and Dontayvion Wicks didn’t signal EVP/GM Howie Roseman’s intent to move on from Brown – likely next month, when the salary cap softens the team’s contractual hit – then certainly the trade up for Makai Lemon in Round 1 of the draft did.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 4 May 2026
The Kings’ modest but fruitful trade-deadline acquisitions in consecutive years are both up for new deals, winger Andrei Kuzmenko, who returned on a one-year pact last summer, and center Scott Laughton.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquisitions
accessions
Noun
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Now, not in pots as houseplants but growing in the ground on prominent public display, there are more than 200 accessions representing 46 species.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Acquisitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquisitions. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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