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
The Zegna customer chooses his acquisitions with care, and the same can be said of Sartori and his collaborators, many of whom have been in his circle for a decade or more.
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Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Avcıoğlu worked as a film critic before veering into film acquisitions.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Limited production, collector demand, and rising market interest have made authentic acquisitions harder than ever.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
While my work has been rooted in real estate, the principles of spotting undervalued assets extend far beyond property into private equity, corporate acquisitions and even personal investments.
—Jack Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Despite not having relied on acquisitions in the past, Netflix remains the most likely candidate given idiosyncratic difficulties faced by other potential buyers.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Tan has used years of acquisitions to turn Broadcom into a sprawling software and hardware giant.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
This has been followed with each of this summer’s acquisitions.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The Steelers have made the playoffs 12 times in the Mike Tomlin era and are poised to do it again thanks to their offseason acquisitions.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Avcıoğlu worked as a film critic before veering into film acquisitions.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Limited production, collector demand, and rising market interest have made authentic acquisitions harder than ever.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
While my work has been rooted in real estate, the principles of spotting undervalued assets extend far beyond property into private equity, corporate acquisitions and even personal investments.
—Jack Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Despite not having relied on acquisitions in the past, Netflix remains the most likely candidate given idiosyncratic difficulties faced by other potential buyers.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Tan has used years of acquisitions to turn Broadcom into a sprawling software and hardware giant.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
This has been followed with each of this summer’s acquisitions.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The Steelers have made the playoffs 12 times in the Mike Tomlin era and are poised to do it again thanks to their offseason acquisitions.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Acquisitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquisitions. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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