as in acquisition
the act of obtaining (something)
The museum is touting the procurement of several recently discovered artifacts.
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Recent Examples of procurement
The Bristol County Sheriff’s Department spent $235 at the MGM Grand Hotel on the Las Vegas strip in June, according to procurement card data.
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Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
There are a number of groups within the field working to share the incredible work being done through OPTN Modernization, a multi-year effort by HRSA to improve the organ procurement and transplantation system within the United States.
—James F. Markmann, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
The final priority, procurement, would benefit from the purchase of ZEVs for state fleets and support for doing so in local governments, according to the report.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
Services and specialty procurement include onsite lab and production, equipment, procurement and sourcing and biopharmaceutical material scale-up and development services.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
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Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
There are a number of groups within the field working to share the incredible work being done through OPTN Modernization, a multi-year effort by HRSA to improve the organ procurement and transplantation system within the United States.
—James F. Markmann, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
The final priority, procurement, would benefit from the purchase of ZEVs for state fleets and support for doing so in local governments, according to the report.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
Services and specialty procurement include onsite lab and production, equipment, procurement and sourcing and biopharmaceutical material scale-up and development services.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procurement
Noun
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Sporting Kansas City’s acquisition of Dejan Joveljic in the 2025 offseason came with a few question marks.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The acquisition includes Highland’s corporate office, as well as its design and production facility in Cheraw.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
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Even though Josh and Arteta have a good relationship, stemming back to when Arteta played for the club, Lewis is the conduit between the club and ownership.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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There is tremendous demand to be part of NFL team ownership and, relative to other leagues, very few sales or transfers of ownership stakes give a buyer controlling interest in a team.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The decision to switch the designs of the flags was not connected to Helsinki's NATO accession, the military said.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, as part of its action plan for EU accession, Ukraine has a detailed to-do list of further reforms, and while several of these are already underway, there are growing concerns that the government may try to water down the agenda.—
NATALIYA GUMENYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Procurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procurement. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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