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

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Recent Examples of procuring The city will be responsible for identifying contractors, approving bids and procuring the playground equipment. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 The doctors Allure interviewed for this story are, to put it lightly, less convinced that any of these alternative methods for procuring GLP-1 medications are a good thing. — Kara McGrath, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026 The same applies for the people in charge of generating the commercial content, as marketing departments aren’t in the habit of procuring sign-offs from their CEOs in advance of a campaign launch. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Assembly Bill 2760, authored by state Assemblymember LaShea Sharp-Collins (D-San Diego), would prohibit local, state and federal agencies from possessing, using or procuring electric taser gloves in the state or with state funds. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 The state has also played a key role in procuring AI tools, Winters said. — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026 In 2025 vaccine shortages worsened when the interim government decided to stop procuring its vaccines through UNICEF and instead tried to purchase them through a competitive bidding process before new supply chains had been established. — Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 However, Oracle’s decision was at least partly driven by supply chain snags procuring gas turbines rather than environmental considerations, according to people familiar with the events. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Chelsea have done six, albeit Welbeck and Henderson aren’t the same as procuring key players around their peak years. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procuring
  1. earning
  2. gaining
  3. winning
  4. obtaining
  5. reaping
  6. making
  7. garnering
  8. getting
Verb
  • Stallone also found work as an usher at a movie theater, earning just $34 a week.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • While De Luca and Abdy had a great run at the box office last year, this year has been littered with myriad misfires including The Bride, The End of Oak Street with no movie earning more than $100M stateside.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of earning
Verb
  • After a weekend of alarming headlines about AI mishaps, public sector breaches, and agents gaining unauthorized access to outside systems, tech and AI CEOs are descending on Washington yet again this week.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • For front doors, these colors have a historically charming appeal that designers see gaining traction.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of gaining
Verb
  • Whilst Black was first a BBC Three pilot and then greenlit to full series, becoming one of the BBC’s most critically-rated of recent years and winning BAFTAs.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Dozens of people applied for a NO SMOG plate, and Reagan had to pluck the winning application out of a hat.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of winning
Verb
  • The legislation followed growing complaints that brokers were obtaining reservations at Los Angeles municipal courses and reselling them, often advertising slots through social media, including the Korean messaging app KakaoTalk.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Prosecutors say Rivera and his former wife transferred their interest to his sister without obtaining that permission.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of obtaining
Verb
  • Victim of its own success However, the fact that demand for Novo’s products—and production—abroad is so massive means that its domestic economy isn’t reaping all the benefits.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The tech sector of the S&P 500 has seen its forward price/earnings multiple contract from 29 to 21 in the past year with the market unwilling to extrapolate the profit surge in the absence of a clear path back to reaping oodles of free cash flow.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of reaping
Verb
  • Along with return airport transfers, VIP airport assistance, 30-minute photo sessions, daily wellness activities, Balinese house visits, private melukat purification ceremonies, and jamu-making classes are all complimentary.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In turn, an interpretation may report that no concerning variant was found without making clear that the relevant gene was not fully examined.
    — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of making
Verb
  • After community outreach and a survey garnering more than 2,600 responses, city staff and a subcommittee composed of four city council members selected Union Plaza as its top recommendation to rename the park.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Since then, OpenAI has reported other incidents of agents acting without authorization from humans, garnering concerns from AI safety advocates.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of garnering
Verb
  • Kimmel asked, getting the scoop for the general public, whose curiosity about the wedding still lingers.
    — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Of course, amid the rise of streaming movies in the home coming out of the pandemic, followed by the 2023 Los Angeles writers and actors strikes, getting film lovers back into the Cranford Theater remained a challenge.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of getting

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“Procuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procuring. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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