procured

past tense of procure

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of procured Federal authorities probing her death are focusing their investigation in Los Angeles and are looking into whether the actor procured nonprescription pills from an area dealer. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 The longer the film delves into his DOGE reign of terror, the more the question of why — and how, exactly, all that seized data his team procured is going to be used eventually — gives you a sense of free fall. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026 Solar panels deliver most of the electricity, and both food and building materials are procured locally whenever possible. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 Data procured by Tarrant’s cameras is deleted after 30 days unless there’s reasonable cause to keep it longer. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026 But those trades now will be tested if Washington makes good on its threat to sanction any entity, including Indian refiners, that have procured Iranian energy. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 In 2020, as part of the National Security Space Launch program, the US Space Force procured dozens of Vulcan launches for military missions. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026 Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, citizenship may be revoked if it was illegally procured or obtained through the concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation. — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 As Cole moved on to a course of archeology studies at NYU and eventually Riverdale, Dylan procured a degree in video game design from the same school, and last starred in the action comedy Under Fire opposite Mason Gooding. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procured
Verb
  • Henderson earned his second interception of the night on the final play.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • His comments earned him a response from White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • All three are allegedly part of Ghost Town, a notorious gang from West Oakland that made headlines last year for a brazen high-end robbery spree that reaped hundreds of thousands of dollars and left victims traumatized, according to court records.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The company reaped about $900 million with its initial public offering.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The next year, women won equal right to credit cards and mortgages.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Both Davis and Washington were nominated for Academy Awards as actors — Davis won an Oscar trophy for best supporting actress — and the film earned a best picture nomination.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The state AGs and the WGA filed suit in July after federal regulators had approved the deal, and gained surprising traction in a series of early court rulings, giving opponents of the merger hope it would be curtailed or even fully blocked.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Google said on Friday that its Gemini model had hacked three other companies back in May, the first time the search giant has disclosed that one of its models autonomously gained access to third-party computer systems without permission.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In January 2023, about 30 people, supported by a walkers’ rights charity called the Ramblers Association, challenged the closure and obtained formal recognition of the public right-of-way from the West Berkshire District Council.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Comer died May 28 at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, according to a death certificate filed with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health that was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The next day, Leigh made one last desperate attempt to get her things.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Osubor, who also stars, made the film under the mentorship of 90s indie film stalwart Alexandre Rockwell (In the Soup) follows an ambitious flower-delivery driver (Osubor) who gets drawn into the orbit of a powerful local figure called Big Daddy.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The circumstances surrounding Wells' death garnered national interest after the college football player went missing on the 4th of July after going on a boat trip with friends to Horn Island.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In 2025 alone, Vanity Fair’s video series—including Lie Detector, Scene Selection and Expert Reviews—garnered over 830M global views across the magazine’s YouTube and social channels.
    — Vanity Fair, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • One thing that has changed since the beginning of the charter is the relationship between cabinmates Kat and Gen, who used to be close until Gen got a little too comfortable.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In 2016 Erickson’s Severance pilot made an annual list of best unproduced genre screenplays by BloodList—where other successes such as Bird Box (2018) and Don’t Worry Darling (2022) got their start.
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Procured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procured. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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