purchased

past tense of purchase

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Recent Examples of purchased For 30 shillings, Bullitt and his two partners, Charles and Andrew Lewis, purchased 300 acres just beyond the Shenandoah Valley as a reward for his service during the French and Indian War. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 As part of his plea agreement, Iza agreed to forfeit several items purchased as part of the conspiracy, including two Mercedes-Benzes, a Ferrari and dozens of luxury handbags from Hermes, Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Last Week Tonight purchased it for $7,000 and eventually donated it to the last remaining Blockbuster Video store in Anchorage, Alaska, in an effort to boost their business. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2026 Thomas Kaplan, an American businessman and philanthropist, purchased Rembrandt’s ca. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026 The scan should be ordered and interpreted by a physician who knows your health history, not purchased as a standalone consumer product. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026 The woman subsequently purchased several Visa and Mastercard gift cards from Walmart and provided the card numbers to the caller, police said. — Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 Weiss previously worked as an opinion writer for The New York Times and founded The Free Press, the center-right opinion and analysis site that Paramount also purchased. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 Academy Award-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola purchased this Geyserville property in 2006 and used it as another canvas for his storytelling. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Purchased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purchased. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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