reacquires

verb

present tense third-person singular of reacquire
as in regains
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 Synonyms for reacquires
  1. retrieves
  2. recaptures
  3. recovers
Verb
  • In production, a model retrieves from a table no one can trace to a source, last refreshed at an unknown time, with no record of what transformed it.
    — Leon Gordon, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • When a processor requests data, the chip instantly converts CXL memory requests into DDR5 commands, retrieves the required information, and sends it back in real time.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of retrieves
Verb
  • Oh, there’s a pipe dream out there, all about a once-great player who recaptures the old magic, but that’s hardly the appropriate mood.
    — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • While not a full-fledged continuation of the fantastic action show Lycoris Recoil, this series of shorts recaptures the other half of the 2022 girls-with-guns series.
    — Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Definition of recaptures
Verb
  • Is Cristhian Mosquera ready to deputise until William Saliba recovers from his back injury?
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But the team decided to use caution as Sabally recovers from a second head injury within the last year.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of recovers
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