BOUGHT IT Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

bought it

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variants or bought the farm

past tense of buy it

as in died

to stop living After years of ignoring his health problems, the old man finally bought it.

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Recent Examples of bought it Holtec International bought it and began dismantling it, though none of the steps were irreversible. — Jennifer McDermott, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The current owners bought it in 2005 and have spent the past two decades preserving the nearly 18,000-square-foot house and its 37 acres of gardens. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026 Atlan’s first as a director, the film won Cannes Critics’ Week, where the smarthouse indie outfit 1-2 Special bought it for a winter stateside release. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026 Corcoran bought it in 1994, then included Shrouder as a joint owner with rights of survivorship. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026 Thank you to everyone who bought it, played it or told a mate about it. — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026 In 1964, Elvis Presley bought it as a publicity stunt to donate to charity. — John Ramos, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Through Kardashian’s first-look deal at 20th Television, Bachelorette Weekend was pitched to sibling Hulu, which bought it preemptively. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026 What’s now a polished lodge—two- and three-story wings along the shoreline, fishing boats named Eel Grass and Sea Wolf docked out front—was a defunct forestry homestead when the Nation bought it. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026

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