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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The team traded him to Brooklyn, then reacquired him from Minnesota in 2021 at the trade deadline in the Russell Westbrook deal.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024
With Lincoln assassinated, white Southerners who had previously owned plantations—including those on Skidaway—began hiring lawyers and seeking pardons from President Johnson in hopes of reacquiring their land.
—Alexia Fernández Campbell, Essence, 4 July 2024
Boeing is getting close to reacquiring the supplier who built the 737 Max 9 fuselage that lost a door plug mid-flight earlier this year.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 25 June 2024
It was reacquired by co-founder Stacy Spikes roughly a year later.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2024
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024
With Lincoln assassinated, white Southerners who had previously owned plantations—including those on Skidaway—began hiring lawyers and seeking pardons from President Johnson in hopes of reacquiring their land.
—Alexia Fernández Campbell, Essence, 4 July 2024
Boeing is getting close to reacquiring the supplier who built the 737 Max 9 fuselage that lost a door plug mid-flight earlier this year.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 25 June 2024
It was reacquired by co-founder Stacy Spikes roughly a year later.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2024
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“Reacquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reacquire. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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