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 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 Opposition governors offered important but limited help by producing their own vaccine guidance and procuring their own vaccines. —

Jessica A.j. Rich, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026 Over hours of closed-door testimony, the Clintons both denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes prior to his guilty plea in 2008 for soliciting prostitution and procuring a minor for prostitution. —

Ava Berger, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026

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In 2022, drivers for food delivery platforms Uber Eats, Grubhub, DoorDash, and Relay were revealed by New York’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to be earning half their income in pay, and half in tips.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Compared to Florida’s other high-earning workers, Rodrigues and Kamoutsas also make the most relative to the median pay of their departmental colleagues.

— Shirsho Dasgupta May 28, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026