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as in to develop
to come to have gradually
from years of working two jobs, he has acquired the ability to get by on only a few hours of sleep a day
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as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
acquired a reputation for always arriving at his friends' house just as they were sitting down to dinner
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Recent Examples of acquire
The Philadelphia Phillies gave their fans something to be thankful for this holiday season by acquiring Miami Marlins hurler Jesús Luzardo via trade.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Founded in 2014 and acquired by Amazon in 2020 in a deal worth around $1.3 billion, Zoox has developed a unique self-driving shuttle that features big side windows, inward-facing seats and no steering wheel, driver’s seat or traditional windshield.
—Lora Kolodny,jennifer Elias, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
The main building, which sits just beyond a little church, is a warren of small rooms crammed with ephemera like wood masks, accordions, and butter rollers that owners Emanuela and Sergio Rossi have acquired over the years.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2024
Jerry Jeudy: $8 million Jeudy got extended shortly after being acquired in March.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Founded in 2014 and acquired by Amazon in 2020 in a deal worth around $1.3 billion, Zoox has developed a unique self-driving shuttle that features big side windows, inward-facing seats and no steering wheel, driver’s seat or traditional windshield.
—Lora Kolodny,jennifer Elias, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
The main building, which sits just beyond a little church, is a warren of small rooms crammed with ephemera like wood masks, accordions, and butter rollers that owners Emanuela and Sergio Rossi have acquired over the years.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2024
Jerry Jeudy: $8 million Jeudy got extended shortly after being acquired in March.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquire
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There’s this thing called the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB), which is the system developed to categorize public companies into specific industries and sectors.Bob Pisani, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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Virtually all have developed their own national AI frameworks, with Singapore also providing funding to industry startups through its investment vehicles.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024
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Gannett may earn revenue for audience referrals to Jackpocket services.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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This year’s show also featured a reunion of Steel Train, the band Antonoff earned his chops with in the early ‘00s, performing together for the first time in a decade.Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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Amid all of this, Border Hawk cultivated a growing audience for stories that blamed migrants themselves for the growing chaos.Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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Next Steps for Success: Get the Kids Involved: create opportunities for heirs to participate in philanthropic efforts and legacy planning to cultivate a sense of ownership and responsibility.April Rudin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Under the terms of the deal, the company will gain the exclusive global license to develop, manufacture, and commercialize Chinese drugmaker Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co.’s HS-10535, an experimental oral drug that targets the receptors for GLP-1, Merck said in a statement Wednesday.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 19 Dec. 2024
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First-time homebuyers gained some ground, representing 30% of November sales, up from 27% in October but slightly lower than a year ago.Diana Olick, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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Brown was the most successful among them, winning NBA Coach of the Year in 2022-23 after helping the Kings break an NBA-record 16-year playoff drought.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 27 Dec. 2024
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The initial episodes caught up with him three years after winning the games featured in Season 1, now using his money and resources to find the Recruiter (Gong Yoo).Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
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Let the wash sit on your skin for an extra minute to really reap its skin-nourishing benefits.Deanna Pai, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
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In the course of the past few years, corporations have learned to gamify the system in order to reap payments from the government, while simultaneously making necessary care more expensive for patients.Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
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Judge Rules on Diddy's Claim that Feds Leaked Infamous Cassie Video to CNN Diddy has denied all accusations made against him in a blanket statement shared in December 2023 and obtained by PEOPLE at the time.Marina Watts, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Dallas County records obtained by USA TODAY show Thompson has been transferred from Ellis County jail to Dallas County jail.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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There were more than 275 print and digital articles written about the trophy, according to Apex Marketing Group, and the total media coverage garnered nearly $1.5 million in exposure.Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Ken Martin, 51, the current Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party chair, has garnered early support among DNC members.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Acquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquire. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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