as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
a reputation for integrity and incorruptibility that has procured for him the universal respect and admiration of his colleagues
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Recent Examples of procure
The licenses will not include rights for former players to appear in sets, though, as Fanatics/Topps would have to procure those separately.
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Larry Holder, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Opposition governors offered important but limited help by producing their own vaccine guidance and procuring their own vaccines.
—Jessica A.j. Rich, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Over hours of closed-door testimony, the Clintons both denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes prior to his guilty plea in 2008 for soliciting prostitution and procuring a minor for prostitution.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
That’s because plastic caps, crates, snack bags and containers are becoming more difficult to procure.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
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Larry Holder, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Opposition governors offered important but limited help by producing their own vaccine guidance and procuring their own vaccines.
—Jessica A.j. Rich, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Over hours of closed-door testimony, the Clintons both denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes prior to his guilty plea in 2008 for soliciting prostitution and procuring a minor for prostitution.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
That’s because plastic caps, crates, snack bags and containers are becoming more difficult to procure.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procure
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Falcons head coach Katie Holmes earned her 100th career win.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds earn additional credentials Nearly 600 high school seniors received the Fort Worth Mayor's Achievement Award.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Of course, the lawyers had reaped the bulk of the financial rewards.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The book Sunrise on the Reaping takes place in Panem on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Hunger Games, 24 years before the events in The Hunger Games, the first novel that published in 2008.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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Recalled from Triple-A Syracuse earlier in the day, left-hander Mitchell Parker (1-0) struck out five in two scoreless innings of relief as the Nationals won for the fourth time in five games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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From there, the Hornets called their final timeout, with Ball driving from the winning basket.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Data obtained from the license plates cannot be held for more than 21 days unless there is an active criminal investigation, officials said.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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Under the law, anyone applying for a new driver's license, renewing an existing one, or obtaining a state ID will have their citizenship status printed directly on the card.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The content gaining traction — tea rituals, slow routines, dense and futuristic cities, food culture that feels abundant and communal — maps precisely onto what young people say is missing from their own lives.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, Rakesh expects Dell to gain from higher spending by major cloud service providers (CSPs) and CoreWeave.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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Atletico is at home to defend its 2-0 win from the first leg and try to make it to the last four of the European competition for the first time in nearly a decade.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The talk of the newsroom this morning is why Wall Street rallied and oil prices retreated on what could be considered very tenuous indications that diplomatic progress is being made.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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Lawmakers have yet to lay much groundwork for Florida’s special session on congressional redistricting, which has garnered national attention and is set to begin Monday.—
The Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Phillip – the only Black woman to helm a primetime news program in the most coveted block of news programming – garners praise for keeping her cool as host amid the show's heated hour-long runtime.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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At that moment Contreras made perhaps the biggest play of the game, eschewing the easy force play on McGonigle at first and making the considerably more challenging throw to second to get the lead runner.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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In 2024-25, the Lightning went 29-8-4 at home during the regular season and pushed to get home-ice advantage over the Panthers by finishing second in the Atlantic Division.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Procure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procure. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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