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 Houston Astros missed the postseason entirely this season, a shocking absence especially after the blockbuster move to reacquire Carlos Correa at the trade deadline.
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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
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.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Murdock returned Dole to public trading in 2009, then in 2013, at age 90, reacquired it as a private company.
—Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for reacquire
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
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.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Murdock returned Dole to public trading in 2009, then in 2013, at age 90, reacquired it as a private company.
—Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reacquire
Verb
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Now, the family is focused on helping her regain strength and mobility.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 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,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The teacher witnesses the car wreck and runs inside to retrieve her phone, using a rock to keep the door propped open.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2026
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CancelConfirm Share Include playlist An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Rourke was served with notice of eviction in December, with the landlords also looking to recapture $59,100 in unpaid rent for 2025.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Prior to that Houck earned his first career All-Star nod in 2024 but will have a long road to recovery to recapture that form upon taking the mound again in 2027.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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The 2026 Games are scheduled to begin in less than a month, giving Kim a short window to recover and pursue her third consecutive gold medal in the halfpipe.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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When Pritchard lost control of the ball, dove on the floor to recover it and fed a pass to White for an open three, Andrew Nembhard canned a three of his own a minute later.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Reacquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacquire. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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