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noun

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Recent Examples of purchase
Verb
Trader Joe's has added a limit to how many eggs shoppers can purchase at all of its stores as bird flu shortages increase. Kelly Tyko, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025 Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Vogue Club, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
The ruling likely clears the way for Rodriguez and Lore to continue with their purchase of the Timberwolves and Lynx. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2025 Lore and Rodriguez agreed to buy the team from Taylor in 2021, with the purchase set up in the form of a multi-year payment plan that was scheduled for completion at the end of 2023. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for purchase 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purchase
Verb
  • Pilot offers free drink with the purchase of any two slices of pizza On Sunday, customers can buy two slices of pizza and get a free medium Coke at participating Pilot and Flying J travel centers, the company told USA TODAY.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
  • There were 30 million metric tons of food sitting at a port in Houston all week because there weren't U.S. workers to unload the food aid, food American taxpayers had already bought, food that Secretary Rubio said should be delivered, but wasn't.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • David Robertson entered the offseason without much leverage in free agency.
    Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Until then, hang in there and enjoy the benefit of a president that truly understands the importance of America's leverage in the world while realizing the concept of peace through strength.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • West flipped the website after the advertisement aired and replaced its previous content with just one item: The swastika T-shirt that was on sale for $20 each.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images French luxury goods firm Kering on Tuesday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales that were nevertheless down year-on-year amid lagging demand for its main Gucci label.
    Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Escobar and people speaking during public comment emphasized the board seat up for grabs was a nonpartisan seat, since former Board of Education member Blackwell took office in 2018 after winning a nonpartisan election.
    Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025
  • That job falls to Congress, where so far Musk’s power grab has been met with shrugs from the Republican majority and little more than outraged rhetoric from Democrats.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, 32 accounts had transactions over $10 million each, which was up 52% year over year.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Granted, Miller was 33 in his first Buffalo season, but that six-year, $120 million transaction has been an organizational pockmark.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Throughout this Wild Isles cruise with St. Hilda Sea Adventures, the anchorages are in secluded sea lochs.
    Everett Potter, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The waters of Security Bay, our overnight anchorage, were oily-calm and full of sea otters.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Wiggins totaled 11 points on 3-of-12 shooting from the field, 2-of-8 shooting on threes and 3-of-3 shooting from the foul line, five rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block in 30 minutes.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Senior guard Hayden Gray, who finished with four steals along with 12 points and eight assists, leads the nation in steals (85) and steals per game (3.54) and turns those thefts into fast-break opportunities a handful of times a game.
    Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • However, the Chiefs are looking for a three-peat and history is within their grasp.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
  • And now, a second ever Super Bowl ring is within the Eagles’ grasp with Sirianni looking to complete a dramatic turnaround in fortunes.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025

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“Purchase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purchase. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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