as in to regain
to get again in one's possession
the hockey team is hoping to reacquire the Stanley Cup this year
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Recent Examples of reacquire
After two-and-a-half seasons in Boston, the Dodgers reacquired Hernández at the 2023 trade deadline.
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Noah Camras, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Winslow has also reacquired The Winter of Frankie Machine from Paramount, initially acquired for Martin Scorsese to direct and Robert De Niro to star, before that duo instead made The Irishman instead with De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2025
The Padres reacquired Wolf before the 2024 season for minor league INF Kervin Pichardo.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2025
Spikes reacquired the company in 2021 and relaunched in 2022.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
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Noah Camras, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Winslow has also reacquired The Winter of Frankie Machine from Paramount, initially acquired for Martin Scorsese to direct and Robert De Niro to star, before that duo instead made The Irishman instead with De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2025
The Padres reacquired Wolf before the 2024 season for minor league INF Kervin Pichardo.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2025
Spikes reacquired the company in 2021 and relaunched in 2022.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reacquire
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2025
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Sobriety may be able to help regain better control of speech and language issues.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
26 May 2025
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Chrisley picked up her dad while her brother Grayson Chrisley retrieved their mom, Julie.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Perez initially gave chase towards the baseball, stopped, and then kept going to retrieve it.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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Eight have since been recaptured while police continue to search for Antoine T. Massey and Derrick Groves.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Three were recaptured by the end of the same day, while two more were caught a week later.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Iran's Military Setbacks The missile fuel shipments come as Iran seeks to recover from Israeli strikes that targeted its missile production facilities and proxy forces across Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Quarterbacks aren’t supposed to recover from an Achilles injury in their 40s and return to throw for nearly 4,000 yards.—
Will Graves,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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“Reacquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacquire. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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