PROCURING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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 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 My leverage pathways try to provide the best angles at procuring saves despite the multitude of confusing usage patterns throughout the league. —

Greg Jewett, New York Times, 21 May 2026 The infantry was also procuring its own anti-tank weapons, like the American M1 Bazooka, the British Boys Anti-Tank Rifle, the Soviet PTRD-41 and PTRS-41, and the German Panzerschreck and Panzerfaust. —

Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026 The bags first went viral in March 2024, becoming so popular on social media that procuring one has become increasingly difficult. —

Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 20 May 2026 China’s Commerce Ministry merely confirmed arrangements on procuring aircraft and ensuing China’s supply of aircraft engines – technology where China still lags the US. —

Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 Under Georgia law, a guilty verdict for the felony charge of possessing or procuring items prohibited by inmates has a mandatory 10-year sentence. —

Dan Raby, CBS News, 18 May 2026 Germany and Norway are jointly procuring submarines and have a joint missile program, while Canada is in talks with Germany’s TKMS over the purchase of 12 new submarines. —

Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026 Opening the second location will involve building a new cart and procuring new equipment, followed by the usual permitting challenges. —

Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026

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The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program provides food assistance to those in very-low-income households which are those earning less than 130 percent of the poverty guideline.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
To ease the financial burden on the most impoverished, the government said tax exemptions would apply to micro-enterprises and those earning less than $680 a month.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026