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
The defenseman, reacquired last summer in a trade with Nashville, won the Cup twice during a previous four-plus season Tampa tenure.
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Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
After two-and-a-half seasons in Boston, the Dodgers reacquired Hernández at the 2023 trade deadline.
—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
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Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
After two-and-a-half seasons in Boston, the Dodgers reacquired Hernández at the 2023 trade deadline.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reacquire
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 June 2025
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The two-time major champion has regained his peak form during the 2025 season, earning one victory at the RBC Heritage and three second-place finishes in 14 tournaments.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Pictures from the Instagram video where the camera was retrieved after 10 years in the cave.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Jordan retrieved it as authorities watched, this time undetected.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Hartford Courant Thomas, 32, has been trying to recapture his game and, like all of the top golfers in the world, trying to approach the outrageously high bar set by Scheffler, who has been No. 1 in the world for more than 100 weeks.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2025
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But Williams previously said that recapturing the closer’s role didn’t matter to him.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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The bags were later recovered and found to contain items with Farber Dulos’ blood on them.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
18 June 2025
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The stock fully recovered to its pre-crisis peak by August 2, 2012.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Reacquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacquire. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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