as in accessions
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 acquisitions
Do acquisitions still shape the future?
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Through these acquisitions, Shein absorbs customer data, product preference data as well as geographic preference and pricing sensitivity data, all extremely valuable to feed the Shein production machine and develop designs for a range of audiences.
—Clara Ludmir, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Some organizations are attempting to build that future through acquisitions and consolidation.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 18 May 2026
None of these are traditional content or IP acquisitions.
—Lin Cherry, Fortune, 17 May 2026
In an era of peak partisanship at the national level, Connecticut lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have for years agreed that the state’s approval process for major hospital transactions — like mergers and acquisitions — needed a major overhaul.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Calian applied to Merrill Lynch’s mergers and acquisitions department on a lark.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
And while Matz and Nick Martinez have been two of the best free-agent acquisitions of the year (the Rays are 13-2 in their starts), there are some worrisome signs.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026
The Chiefs have also added depth behind Walker via other acquisitions, including via last month’s NFL Draft.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Through these acquisitions, Shein absorbs customer data, product preference data as well as geographic preference and pricing sensitivity data, all extremely valuable to feed the Shein production machine and develop designs for a range of audiences.
—Clara Ludmir, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Some organizations are attempting to build that future through acquisitions and consolidation.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 18 May 2026
None of these are traditional content or IP acquisitions.
—Lin Cherry, Fortune, 17 May 2026
In an era of peak partisanship at the national level, Connecticut lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have for years agreed that the state’s approval process for major hospital transactions — like mergers and acquisitions — needed a major overhaul.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Calian applied to Merrill Lynch’s mergers and acquisitions department on a lark.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
And while Matz and Nick Martinez have been two of the best free-agent acquisitions of the year (the Rays are 13-2 in their starts), there are some worrisome signs.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026
The Chiefs have also added depth behind Walker via other acquisitions, including via last month’s NFL Draft.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquisitions
accessions
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Now, not in pots as houseplants but growing in the ground on prominent public display, there are more than 200 accessions representing 46 species.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Acquisitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquisitions. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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