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
  • Robot tracks victims, retrieves The system is aimed at a critical gap in maritime search and rescue.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • The catch shows up in production, where a model that retrieves text resembling the question still doesn’t understand how the business fits together.
    — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of retrieves
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  • 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
  • Chris Johnson forces and recovers a fumble on a run by Ollie Gordon that reached the perimeter.
    — Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • The 49ers will hand some of their head-coaching reins over to a longtime assistant while Kyle Shanahan recovers from injuries suffered in a recent car crash.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
Definition of recovers
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“Reacquires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacquires. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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