REACQUIRE Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

reacquire

verb

(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈkwī(-ə)r

Definition of reacquire

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 three and a half seasons with the Twins, the Astros reacquired Correa at last year’s trade deadline. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026 Making a trade This offseason, the Royals jumped at the chance to reacquire Strahm. — Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026 Mission controllers should reacquire communication with the astronauts. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026 The crew witnessed an Earthrise as Orion emerged from behind the moon, moments before the Deep Space Network quickly reacquired the vehicle's signal and restored contact between it and Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reacquire

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Jackson will now officially take on Collins for control of Maine's Senate seat in November, a seat critical to Democrats' chances to regain control of the Senate.

— Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 25 July 2026
And with Democrats likely to regain control of the House - and perhaps even the Senate - justices might decide to stay out of the case.

— Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of regain

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QuadBoat is designed to go a step further by physically retrieving targets from the water.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Witnesses said Grier then retrieved a shotgun and pursued McDaniel, according to reporting from the Equal Justice Initiative website.

— Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026

Definition of retrieve

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However, this vaccine involved recapturing animals four weeks on from their initial shot in order to administer the booster injection.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
In other words, there is no recapturing the mythological—and curiously innocent—gleam of earlier World Cup eras.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of recapture

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Michigan will also get a share, but not until Canada’s costs are recovered, likely decades in the future.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
This past weekend in the singer’s native London, the Amy Winehouse Foundation — which helps young women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction — and the Winehouse family staged a free tribute concert for Amy.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026

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