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
Incensed at being outsmarted, the CEO of Weyland-Yutani (Sandra Yi Sencindive) allows one of her employees, a cyborg with very few scruples named Morrow (Babou Ceesay), to use any means necessary to reacquire the biological specimens.
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Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
It was purchased by eBay for $310 million in 2007, but was reacquired by its co-founder Eric Baker in 2020 for roughly $4 billion through his new company Viagogo.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Harry Winston reacquired Lopez’s pink engagement ring in February 2005, and the sparkler was put on sale.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Winslow is also reacquiring The Force from 20th and Disney.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2025
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Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
It was purchased by eBay for $310 million in 2007, but was reacquired by its co-founder Eric Baker in 2020 for roughly $4 billion through his new company Viagogo.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Harry Winston reacquired Lopez’s pink engagement ring in February 2005, and the sparkler was put on sale.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Winslow is also reacquiring The Force from 20th and Disney.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reacquire
Verb
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However, Dom kicked out and managed to regain the advantage.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Staff at the prison — also known as New Folsom — responded with chemical agents, warning shots and nonlethal weapons to regain control.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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In aerial footage shared by ABC affiliate KABC, crew members can be seen attempting to retrieve the victim’s body from the tall tree.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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CancelConfirm Share Include playlist An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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Stockton was a campaign strategist for Joe Arpaio, a former Arizona sheriff who this month lost a primary bid to recapture his old post.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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By late January, the last four escapees were recaptured after being lured back into captivity by peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Her skull had been sewn inside a Hello Kitty mermaid plush, the outlet reported, while other body parts were discarded with household trash and never recovered.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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The most dangerous change might be the spike in overnight temperatures, which robs resting bodies of the chance to recover from daytime heat, thus contributing to as many as 600 excess deaths from heat each year.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Reacquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacquire. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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