ACQUIRING Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

acquiring 1 of 2

noun

as in gain

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acquiring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of acquire

as in developing

to come to have gradually from years of working two jobs, he has acquired the ability to get by on only a few hours of sleep a day

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as in earning

to receive as return for effort acquired a reputation for always arriving at his friends' house just as they were sitting down to dinner

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Recent Examples of acquiring

Noun

WorldFirst sits as one of Ant International’s several brands aimed at helping SMEs grow – others include Alipay+, which handles cross-border digital-wallet payments from travelers and remote shoppers and Antom, which handles online merchant acquiring. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Verb

Those restrictions formally sunset in 2022, but so far only Sony has done a major deal for cinemas, acquiring all 35 Alamo Drafthouse locations in 2024. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 By acquiring Hugging Face, Nvidia gains significant influence in that ecosystem. — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 The deal includes acquiring 6,000 of the devices along with support equipment and services over the next six months. — Ryan J. Foley, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 After acquiring Antetokounmpo, the Heat was then in desperate need of quality three-point shooters to space the floor for Antetokounmpo. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 The Clippers elected to use Mathurin as a bench weapon after acquiring him, starting him only once out of 26 games. — William Guillory, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Ryan undertook extensive restoration work after acquiring Castleton, modernizing the home without sacrificing its historic character. — Mark David, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026 The backstory Jumeirah Olhahali Island opened in October 2021 after acquiring LUX North Male. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026 In his comments, the most substantial since taking on the new role, Rezaei also claimed the US’ attack on Iran had encouraged countries to seek protection by acquiring nuclear weapons. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Rucci caught a fourth-and-1 conversion pass from Adrian Martinez for a 10-yard gain to the Raiders’ 36, followed by James’ second-effort, 17-yard run.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026
In an interview with CNBC, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman emphasized the efficiency gains of the Sol model.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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Verb

SoCal likely in the clear A red blob on the hurricane center's forecast map well south of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula represents a developing tropical system, one that some models show could eventually impact California.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Even the Barbie doll, while often derided for promoting an unhealthy body image for developing children, offered girls a glimpse of a different future than as a wife and mother, Kimmel argues.

— Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of developing

Verb

Some soldiers distinguished themselves by helping to render emergency trauma response and first aid to civilians, earning individual service commendations, according to the Arkansas National Guard.

— Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026
As tuition climbs and federal oversight tightens on low-earning programs, a new tool lets families compare outcomes across California campuses.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of earning

Noun

Kusama represented Japan at the 1993 Venice Biennale, becoming the first female artist to solely represent Japan at the event, and the accumulation of her work was met with acclaim.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Bardy and his team engineered neurons from skin cells donated from children diagnosed with the syndrome, recreating the accumulation of heparan sulfate, as well as the resulting inflammation and cell death.

— Mike McRae August 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of accumulation

Verb

And in the summer working, caring for the garden, cultivating my plants, my food, inhaling the sun, seeing my skin become brown just as the flowers are also growing their colours, and my beloved garden plants are delivering their brilliant food.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
But cultivating consumer trust, as opposed to pursuing rapid product expansion and chasing virality, has become a defining — and differentiating — aspect of Westman Atelier’s go-to-market model.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Summary An 11-year-old Ontario entrepreneur, Ashton Meyer, transformed his $10 bin cleaning side hustle into a viral success, gaining over 110,000 Instagram followers.

— Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Visiting people in their communities and gaining firsthand insight into Norway’s diverse realities became a fundamental part of their work.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of gaining

Verb

All the drama from last week’s showdown with the season-21 designers is resolved by season 22 winning the unconventional-materials challenge.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The screenplay placed second in the horror category at the 2025 Slamdance Screenplay Competition, winning Filmmatic’s Horror/Thriller Screenplay Awards, and selected for the 2026 Grey List.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

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