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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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as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in
joining the army was his emancipation from his family as well as his accession to adulthood
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Recent Examples of accession
Tbilisi, Georgia Reuters — Police clashed with protesters in the Georgian capital Tbilisi early on Friday, after the country’s ruling party said the government would suspend talks on European Union accession and refuse budgetary grants until 2028.
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Reuters, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Until recently, Georgian Dream backed EU accession.
—Anthony Borden, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
For instance, if a referendum on EU membership had been held in 2021, 70 percent in the west would have voted for EU accession, compared with only 29 percent in the east.
—Anton Grushetskyi, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
Growing Calls to Step Down The Georgian government's decision to suspend EU accession talks came just hours after the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning the country's October election as neither free nor fair.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Reuters, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Until recently, Georgian Dream backed EU accession.
—Anthony Borden, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
For instance, if a referendum on EU membership had been held in 2021, 70 percent in the west would have voted for EU accession, compared with only 29 percent in the east.
—Anton Grushetskyi, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
Growing Calls to Step Down The Georgian government's decision to suspend EU accession talks came just hours after the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning the country's October election as neither free nor fair.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accession
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Some even become prime acquisition targets for larger firms.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
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Microsoft's acquisition in May of 2011, at the time the biggest ever purchase for the software maker, gave it access to a user base of about 170 million people who logged in to Skype each month.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Maxar Technologies system that Ukraine previously had access to allows the U.S. government to order commercial images that can be shared freely, as opposed to the highly classified images taken by its top-secret satellites.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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This means Ukrainian forces have now lost access to Maxar satellite imagery, a Ukrainian military source told ABC News as Russia continued to carry out attacks on the country this week.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Just outside the players’ entrance parking lot, a Miami-Dade Police officer on a motorcycle pulled over the Dolphin’s All-Pro wide receiver.—
Charles Rabin and,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Polls released prior to Cuomo's entrance into the race similarly showed him with a lead.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Future Of College Admissions: Action Over Achievement The students who will thrive in this new admissions landscape aren’t necessarily the ones with the highest test scores or longest activity lists.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Kraken said the dismissal includes no admission of wrongdoing, no penalties, and no changes to its business.—
Jonathan Stempel,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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After several years of requiring visitors to obtain highly coveted advance reservations during peak seasons, this popular California park, which routinely hosts more than half a million people per month during the summer, is indefinitely suspending its timed entry system.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
4 Mar. 2025
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Traffic is at a standstill on the way to an entry point, and Trent stops by a couple’s car and asks for their IDs.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
4 Mar. 2025
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No one came to the door and the witness entered the house through a basement window, NBC affiliate KSHB of Kansas City reported, citing court documents.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Boeing’s struggles to deliver may, however, crack the door open for newer competitors to play a role in future Air Force One upgrades.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Accession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accession. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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