reacquired

verb

past tense of reacquire
as in regained
to get again in one's possession the hockey team is hoping to reacquire the Stanley Cup this year

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  1. recaptured
  2. retrieved
  3. recovered
Verb
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky put the gains made by Vivaldi even higher, saying 176 square kilometers (68 square miles) had been recaptured and 5,000 Russian troops either wounded or killed since the operation started.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Macías Villamar was recaptured last year and sent to the United States, where he has been charged with importing thousands of pounds of cocaine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of recaptured
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  • The constitutional question in Norfolk, therefore, turns not only on the seven minutes retrieved, but also on the surveillance power of the 172-camera network.
    — Henry F. Fradella, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Without missing a beat, Kevin said his father, Max Micsion, was on the field that night and retrieved the football off the net after Scott Norwood’s infamous kick.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of retrieved
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  • Some of the footage was played during a dayslong suppression hearing last December, when the defense argued evidence recovered during the arrest should be suppressed because Mangione’s backpack was improperly searched.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Coast Guard crews recovered three bodies during the multi-agency search.
    — David Goodhue October 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of recovered
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“Reacquired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacquired. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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