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acquire
verb as in obtain or receive
Strongest matches
achieve, amass, bring in, buy, collect, earn, gain, get, have, pick up, promote, take, win
Strong matches
access, annex, attain, catch, cop, corral, gather, grab, land, procure, secure, snag, wangle
Weak matches
get hands on, get hold of, latch onto, lock up, rack up, scare up, take possession of
Example Sentences
Their meetings acquired the flavor of a postmodern literary puzzle: The story rang true even as the narrator seemed entirely unreliable.
The company announced a $250 million deal on Monday to acquire Ask Sage, an AI platform built for defense and national security agencies.
“When we’re acquiring animals, it’s always about the fit — not just the fit for our program but the fit for the individual animal,” Mui said.
SoftBank in October agreed to acquire Swiss industrial giant ABB’s robotics business for $5.4 billion, aiming to combine the potential of AI with robots.
Almost immediately, the ritualising of sorrow acquired a public and national dimension.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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