as in earned
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 procured
But Dixon and Cove started tinkering, procured some research funding from the South Florida Water Management District, and brought in Southern Illinois University graduate student Sanjar to help figure out how to optimize their bittersweet discovery.
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
The group has procured over 100 tons of therapeutic foods to treat severe malnutrition in children under 5.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
CampusOne is a third-party company that has been selling NIL opportunities and procured a lot of these deals.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Arbitration awards are normally upheld so long as the award was not procured by fraud and the arbitrator didn’t fail to consider relevant evidence or follow basic legal principles.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The exemption from competitive bidding would apply to contractual services, construction, repairs, supplies, equipment and furniture procured at the behest of the sports authority.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Once paid, vendors took a fee of roughly 10%, according to the indictment, and then procured the bribe payments.
—Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the parent group Schools Beyond Screens, launched a petition calling for an emergency audit of all technology contracts procured under Carvalho’s tenure.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Another Bruce Springsteen tour on-sale; another bout of elation among those who procured tickets.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
The group has procured over 100 tons of therapeutic foods to treat severe malnutrition in children under 5.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
CampusOne is a third-party company that has been selling NIL opportunities and procured a lot of these deals.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Arbitration awards are normally upheld so long as the award was not procured by fraud and the arbitrator didn’t fail to consider relevant evidence or follow basic legal principles.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The exemption from competitive bidding would apply to contractual services, construction, repairs, supplies, equipment and furniture procured at the behest of the sports authority.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Once paid, vendors took a fee of roughly 10%, according to the indictment, and then procured the bribe payments.
—Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the parent group Schools Beyond Screens, launched a petition calling for an emergency audit of all technology contracts procured under Carvalho’s tenure.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Another Bruce Springsteen tour on-sale; another bout of elation among those who procured tickets.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procured
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Bednar tallied his second loss of the season after allowing three hits, two runs (one earned) and a walk in the bottom of that frame.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Colfer earned praise and a Golden Globe award for his sensitive portrayal of Kurt's journey, which included several timely bullying storylines.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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While neighboring communities banned dispensaries, officials in San Jose embraced them and reaped the tax benefits, to the tune of $13 million in the last fiscal year.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
16 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 Lakers won anyway and are now favored to advance.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Harron deservedly won Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize for her ferociously entertaining look at Valerie Solanas, the feminist writer who, as the title announces, attempted to murder pop artist Andy Warhol in 1968.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
22 Apr. 2026
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Chavez-DeRemer, a former Oregon House Republican, gained unusual union backing including from the Teamsters, but skeptics questioned her commitment to pro-worker policies in the GOP administration.—
Seung Min Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Marvell Technology gained nearly 6% on Monday amid reports that Google will use the chip design firm for two new chips to power artificial intelligence workloads.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Video obtained by The News shows the victim arguing with the dog owner when a woman in red storms up and starts swinging.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The petitioners filed as an exhibit an email obtained through a public records request that was sent by Burke’s former spokesman Matt McGrath to other county officials in August of last year.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Left fielder Amy Cornelius made a running grab just before the fence with a runner on first base to close the second.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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There’s going to be plenty of opportunities, plays that are going to have to be made, and those guys will make them.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Many of his screeds have garnered millions of views, more than some of his 10 songs have streamed on Spotify.—
Blair R. Fischer,
Chicago Tribune,
20 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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Meanwhile, the appeal that got the Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic onto the award ballots might earn him All-NBA, but did not lead to him getting his first MVP award.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Excited, yet anxious, over the prospect of reconnecting with the man that got away, the pair fortifies themselves with cocktails and bubbly during a boozy dinner.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Procured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procured. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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