reacquiring

present participle of reacquire
as in retrieving
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 reacquiring
Verb
  • Unfortunately the record player was sold, but retrieving it will become another part of this adventure.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Labradors are often more energetic and bred for hunting, retrieving, and service work, whereas goldens are prized for their patience, friendliness, and trainability.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The odds of Democrats recapturing the Senate in next year’s midterm election are long.
    Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The people inside browsed through notebooks, recapturing an analog age.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The idea that new technology can flip the odds of catching a thief or recovering a child feels like progress.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • On Friday, the left-handed starter — who is recovering from a left rotator-cuff strain — made another rehab start with Triple-A Omaha.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Derek concluded that her journey to reclaiming dance begins now.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • In a future defined by climate change and its consequences, some experts say Arizona will need copper mines for the wires in solar panels, desalination plants for reclaiming salty groundwater, and ways to capture globe-heating carbon emissions and trap them underground.
    Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Reacquiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacquiring. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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