reacquire
verb
re·ac·quire
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈkwī(-ə)r 
reacquired; reacquiring; reacquires
: to acquire again: such as
a
: to regain as one's own
… the Saad that returns to Chicago this fall, reacquired in a stunning trade for Artemi Panarin, brings more than just a more worldly view of the NHL with him.—
Mark Lazerus
Mark Lazerus
b
: to relocate and hold (something previously held) in a detector
The submarine slowed to reacquire the target.—Tom Clancy
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Examples of reacquire in a Sentence
the hockey team is hoping to reacquire the Stanley Cup this year
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When the soup chain was emerging out of bankruptcy in 2023, the brothers tried to reacquire it but were outbid by a private equity company.
—Gary Stern, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Last July, Brown and owner Jim Crane prioritized parades over prospects by parting with Ryan Clifford and Drew Gilbert to reacquire Justin Verlander.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
Stevens built around that superstar foundation with a string of savvy trades, first reacquiring Al Horford, whom Ainge initially signed in 2016, and then by adding Derrick White in 2022 and Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis last offseason.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 June 2024
The plant is capable of producing over 25,000 gallons a day, and once Yoshida reacquired the rights to his U.S. sales, the process was turnkey.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Gary Stern, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Last July, Brown and owner Jim Crane prioritized parades over prospects by parting with Ryan Clifford and Drew Gilbert to reacquire Justin Verlander.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
Stevens built around that superstar foundation with a string of savvy trades, first reacquiring Al Horford, whom Ainge initially signed in 2016, and then by adding Derrick White in 2022 and Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis last offseason.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 June 2024
The plant is capable of producing over 25,000 gallons a day, and once Yoshida reacquired the rights to his U.S. sales, the process was turnkey.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Reacquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reacquire. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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