procuring

verb

present participle of procure
as in earning
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of procuring Last week, a United Nations official said humanitarian partners were in the process of procuring 10,000 body bags. — Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026 Members of the public unsuccessful in procuring tickets from the first tranche will have two further opportunities when more tickets go on sale in October and January. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2026 My leverage pathways try to provide accurate team approaches for procuring saves despite the multitude of confusing usage patterns throughout the league. — Greg Jewett, New York Times, 2 July 2026 The United Nations’ Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Venezuela Gianluca Rampolla said Monday that the Venezuelan government and the UN are procuring 10,000 body bags in anticipation of more deaths. — Isa Soares, CNN Money, 1 July 2026 That means encouraging private investment, enforcing antitrust laws, maintaining competitive markets and procuring commercial capabilities over building its own. — Charles Beames, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 During that presentation, the council was briefed on a market-participation-with-asset-ownership option for procuring energy for Naperville. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 Meanwhile, South Korea’s former drone operations command headquarters that used to have direct command authority over combat units will be reorganized to focus on collaborating with South Korean industry on developing and procuring commercial drone technology, according to The Korea Times. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026 Her calls for help procuring a Jell-O shot turned to asking for a ride home, because her medical conditions prevented her from walking home. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procuring
  1. earning
  2. gaining
  3. winning
  4. obtaining
  5. reaping
  6. making
  7. garnering
  8. getting
Verb
  • Kurtz got the starting nod after earning the most votes in a players’ ballot to decide the game’s reserves.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
  • While ownership families may be part of a franchise’s story, a place on the Cup has traditionally represented those who played a meaningful role in earning the championship.
    — Eric Macramalla, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of earning
Verb
  • Monthly events like their floral arrangement workshop and cocktail classes create a space where people can enjoy an experience while gaining new skills and knowledge.
    — Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • The culinary team regularly meets with Longwood Gardens botanists in the Idea Garden, gaining inspiration from the ingredients grown there.
    — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of gaining
Verb
  • Wyatt Langford then hit one off the fence to drive in the winning run.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
  • Conine certainly did his part to keep the Marlins’ winning ways going after Miami had a rocky start to the game on Thursday.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Definition of winning
Verb
  • Former part-time students previously told the Connecticut Mirror the loan reduction would likely have prevented them from obtaining degrees.
    — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
  • According to Fraenkel, one of Fundamental’s biggest challenges in developing NEXUS was obtaining the right training data.
    — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 9 July 2026
Definition of obtaining
Verb
  • And business owners, including Paulo, are reaping the benefits during Canada’s four games.
    — Shelby Blackley, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Surging demand for artificial intelligence has pushed many AI and tech stocks higher in recent months, with markets in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan reaping big gains.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of reaping
Verb
  • What is making physical AI possible is developments in multimodal AI.
    — Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • Mystery illnesses have struck several groups of Grand Canyon rafters who paddled the Colorado River, prompting the National Park Service to investigate whether something in or along the river is making people sick.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Definition of making
Verb
  • Again, these are creators who are operating like studios, many of them churning out episode after episode and garnering a lot of views.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • Based between Brighton and Porto, the company was founded in 2016 by brothers Mark and Chris Scholes and has subsequently gone from strength-to-strength, expanding into global markets and garnering a dedicated international fanbase.
    — Roddy Clarke, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of garnering
Verb
  • Farmer, who had a right forearm strain, went 2-for-20 with a home run at Columbus while getting reps at catcher.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • Reaching such a stage would be the third World Cup final in succession for France, after getting their hands on the trophy in 2018 and losing to Argentina last time around.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of getting

Browse Nearby Words

procures
procuring
prod
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Procuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procuring. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on procuring

Nglish: Translation of procuring for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of xeric

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 10
See More

Popular

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
banana-mirrored
Contradictory Words Quiz Pick out which word means one thing…and the opp...
See All