as in accession
something added to an existing supply
every vacation trip inevitably resulted in new acquisitions to our array of bric-a-brac
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Recent Examples of acquisition
Hyatt closed on the Standard acquisition last October, so why the slow-drip process of pulling each of these hotels into the loyalty program?
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Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2025
The acquisitions were made through their holding company, Iéna Investissements, and mark a strategic expansion of the brothers’ footprint in the accessible luxury space beyond fashion.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
This democratization of high-end recording follows Fender’s acquisition of affordable recording brand PreSonus.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 24 May 2025
Ensure all acquisitions contribute to that North Star. 2.
—Prakash Pasupathy, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2025
The acquisitions were made through their holding company, Iéna Investissements, and mark a strategic expansion of the brothers’ footprint in the accessible luxury space beyond fashion.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
This democratization of high-end recording follows Fender’s acquisition of affordable recording brand PreSonus.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 24 May 2025
Ensure all acquisitions contribute to that North Star. 2.
—Prakash Pasupathy, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquisition
accession
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Populists seized upon it to argue that China’s 2001 accession to the World Trade Organization caused millions of job losses in the U.S. and social disintegration.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
5 June 2025
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The Prince of Wales' visit to the Army Air Corps was meaningful as his first visit to the regiments as honorary colonel, a position King Charles held for 32 years and appointed William to in August 2023 in a reshuffling of royal roles following his accession to the throne.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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“Acquisition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquisition. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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