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as in purchasing
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
I really want to buy that new book, but I don't have enough money right now
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2
as in bribing
to influence someone with a bribe
there were rumors that the mobster had bought the judge
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as in believing
to regard as right or true
if you buy that story, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in
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Recent Examples of buying
Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer, David Oscar Markus, says mounting media campaigns from federal prisons is hardly as simple as buying a ring light and pressing record.
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Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
The agency owns additional acreage in the area, and Platform Ventures had expressed interest in buying about 305 more acres from Port KC for further industrial development.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Some bus stops are also used as a hub for the distribution of narcotics, with people buying and selling out in the open, in addition to smoking fentanyl or methamphetamines while riding the bus, according to Jacobson.
—Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Brown added that buying CBRE on the current dip was an easy decision.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
The toy is available in both the frowning, and the original smiling version, and many people have taken to buying them as a pair.
—Emma Li, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Cops said Duprey, a delivery driver, was buying drugs.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
For many, including 24-year-old Indiantown, Florida, residents Jacquelyn Cusumano and Camryn Moody, buying a home together was a way to stop spending money on rent and start investing in their future.
—Lucas Bogardus, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
In 1946, three years before the creation of NATO, the Truman administration proposed buying Greenland for $100 million in gold, but the Danes didn’t accept the bid, according to Department of State documents declassified in the 1970s.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
The agency owns additional acreage in the area, and Platform Ventures had expressed interest in buying about 305 more acres from Port KC for further industrial development.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Some bus stops are also used as a hub for the distribution of narcotics, with people buying and selling out in the open, in addition to smoking fentanyl or methamphetamines while riding the bus, according to Jacobson.
—Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Brown added that buying CBRE on the current dip was an easy decision.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
The toy is available in both the frowning, and the original smiling version, and many people have taken to buying them as a pair.
—Emma Li, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Cops said Duprey, a delivery driver, was buying drugs.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
For many, including 24-year-old Indiantown, Florida, residents Jacquelyn Cusumano and Camryn Moody, buying a home together was a way to stop spending money on rent and start investing in their future.
—Lucas Bogardus, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
In 1946, three years before the creation of NATO, the Truman administration proposed buying Greenland for $100 million in gold, but the Danes didn’t accept the bid, according to Department of State documents declassified in the 1970s.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buying
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Larger pharmacy organizations may benefit from purchasing scale, while independent pharmacies typically rely on group purchasing arrangements to secure competitive pricing.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Features to look for when purchasing turmeric powder Organic.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Sun’s co-conspirator, John Chen, was sentenced to 20 months in prison in November 2024 in a separate case for acting as an unregistered agent of the People’s Republic of China and bribing an Internal Revenue Service agent in New York.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Then, in February of last year, Coral Gables criminal defense attorney David Macey was indicted along with Pagan on charges of bribing Costanzo to obtain confidential information about drug-trafficking suspects to recruit them as potential clients for his law firm.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Nikita and his wife, Oksana, fled Russia in desperation two years ago, believing America was their only hope of giving their three children a life free of fear and oppression.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Baseball owners, with Dick Monfort playing a prominent role as a hawk in labor negotiations, are expected to lock out the players after this season, seeking a salary cap, believing that is the only reason the Dodgers win.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2026
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Boxer Imane Khelif admitted to having the SRY gene, located on the Y chromosome, which is found in biological males, and undergoing hormone treatments to lower testosterone levels ahead of the 2024 Olympics in an interview with the French sports publication L'Equipe.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Angela Craig, the mother of his six children, was hospitalized on March 15, 2023, and died three days later after having a severe seizure.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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At UChicago Medicine, doctors use an AI called Ambient, a note-taking tool that records patient visits and then writes detailed notes for the doctors.—
Audrina Sinclair,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Behind forceful nights from Nic Claxton, who scored a career-high 28 points, and Noah Clowney, who added 22, and with three rookies taking full advantage of their minutes, the Nets found just enough offense to beat the Chicago Bulls 123-115 at Barclays Center.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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In the complaint, which was first filed in September in a North Carolina state court, plaintiff Heather Ammel accused Sinema of seducing her ex-husband Matthew Ammel, who began working for Sinema in April 2022 as part of her security detail.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026
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In Arthur Penn’s 1975 neo-noir Night Moves, Griffith is Delly Grastner, a 16-year-old runaway with a little girl’s voice and a grown woman’s body—on full display in an underwater nude scene—intent on seducing Gene Hackman, 43 and paunchy.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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Some proponents argue that if those interest rates were capped, banks could simply absorb those losses by accepting lower profits or slashing their marketing budgets.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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Laos only started accepting deportees from the United States in 2025.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Buying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buying. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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