accession

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as in acquisition
something added to an existing supply an exhibit of the museum's latest accessions

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Recent Examples of accession Ukraine and Hungary are at odds over the conflict between Ukraine and Russia and Ukrainian accession to the European Union. Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 9 May 2025 The King's Foundation (renamed so after his accession in 2022) offers educational courses for about 15,000 annually as well as health and well-being programs for another 2,000 people each year. Janine Henni, People.com, 22 May 2025 For now, Washington has ruled out Ukraine's accession, leaving the alliance to balance political symbolism with strategic caution. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025 The aircraft was temporarily operating from Finland's joint-use Tampere-Pirkkala Airport, having first borrowed Finnish airspace for an ISR mission in August 2023, just four months after Helsinki's accession to the North Atlantic Alliance. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accession
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accession
Noun
  • The team has seen great success since the acquisition, and its growth has been chronicled in the FX series Welcome to Wrexham.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
  • Essentially, the potential new acquisition could battle for leftover minutes with Endrick, who enjoyed little prominence on Ancelotti’s watch at Real Madrid but will probably be reunited with him on international duty for Brazil upon his return from injury.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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  • General admission tickets are $130 and VIP tickets, which allow early access to the venue at 4 p.m., are $155.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2025
  • Del Toro said that those investigators involved with the tragedy will have access to treatment to deal with the trauma from responding to the death.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • How to Get There With Portland and the Portland International Airport (PDX) being just a 10-minute drive away, the western entrance to the gorge is the best point of access.
    Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
  • Resplendent marbles—a nod to the marbles that line the floors of the Pantheon nearby—flank every doorway, floor, and wall, and an ancient statue of Augustus Caesar from the famed private Torlonia Collection greets visitors at the hotel’s entrance.
    Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • The bandmembers, by their own admission, have focused heavily on group activities until now, even though several of them have also put out solo releases over the past decade.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
  • Hernandez was in the U.S. without admission or parole.
    Landon Mion , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • As for the boys, having double the number of entries isn’t that surprising as the section has three vaulters over 16-feet among the top 9 in the state.
    Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
  • Aid groups say that the territory’s 2 million residents are facing starvation, after Israel blocked the entry of humanitarian assistance for two months.
    Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Barry said Best Buy is tapping into that by offering preorders and opening its doors at midnight on June 5 to allow customers to pick up their consoles or get a new game right away.
    Melissa Repko, CNBC, 29 May 2025
  • Best Buy is offering preorders and will throw open its doors at midnight June 5 to allow customers to pick up their consoles or get a new game.
    Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025

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“Accession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accession. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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