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
Kuemper is 10-6-6 with a 2.19 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage in another standout season for the Kings, who reacquired him in a trade in June 2024.
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Today, however, tribal communities around the country increasingly want to maintain or reacquire their languages.
—Andrew Cowell, The Conversation, 26 Nov. 2025
The Houston Astros missed the postseason entirely this season, a shocking absence especially after the blockbuster move to reacquire Carlos Correa at the trade deadline.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Not many at the time seemed to recognize the enormity of the trade to reacquire him.
—Jay King, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Today, however, tribal communities around the country increasingly want to maintain or reacquire their languages.
—Andrew Cowell, The Conversation, 26 Nov. 2025
The Houston Astros missed the postseason entirely this season, a shocking absence especially after the blockbuster move to reacquire Carlos Correa at the trade deadline.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Not many at the time seemed to recognize the enormity of the trade to reacquire him.
—Jay King, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reacquire
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But the matter caused quite a stir in Georgia, where the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections sued to regain their materials and some Republicans have questioned the search.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
16 Feb. 2026
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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CancelConfirm Share Include playlist An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ben Shelton pauses between serves as a ball kid retrieves a tennis ball during the singles finals of the Dallas Open men's tennis tournament which was held at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco on February 15, 2026.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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An inmate has been recaptured after escaping from a Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office laundry facility on Tuesday, the second escape from custody this week.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
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Cotton also cited studies by Columbia University and others that say a significant amount of benzene and VOCs still leak from fueling stations despite equipment designed to recapture vapors.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Kyrie Irving has yet to play this season while recovering from ACL surgery and Dereck Lively II was limited to just seven games before his third season was abruptly ended because of right foot surgery.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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According to Yun, researchers might someday tweak human stem cells to emulate the axolotl and recover thymus function.—
Taylor Mitchell Brown,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Reacquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacquire. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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