reacquiring

verb

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
  1. retrieving
  2. recapturing
  3. recovering
  4. reclaiming
Verb
  • Video shows an officer retrieving the laptop and placing it in the back of a truck.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • Cloudflare reports that more than half of AI crawler traffic involves retrieving pages that have not changed.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of retrieving
Verb
  • In order to compete, moving forward now requires absorbing and building other businesses entirely, recapturing layers that retail previously handed off.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • This is not a franchise that seems capable of really recapturing the magic of the circumstances that birthed it; some good things are best left untouched and alone.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 26 June 2026
Definition of recapturing
Verb
  • The homeowner also thought to call the American Meteor Society very quickly after recovering the rocks, making these samples unusually pristine.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • Cason underwent surgery and is expected to miss a significant portion of the 2026-27 campaign while recovering.
    — Tobias Bass, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of recovering
Verb
  • Topline Apple became the world’s largest company on Friday, briefly reclaiming the spot from Nvidia following a slide in shares for the AI bellwether and as the iPhone maker accelerates its plans for the growing technology.
    — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Trade timing & outlook RDDT recently broke above the $200 level after basing over the last three months, and momentum has turned positive again with the stock reclaiming its longer-term moving average.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of reclaiming
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“Reacquiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacquiring. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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