REACQUIRING Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Cloudflare reports that more than half of AI crawler traffic involves retrieving pages that have not changed.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Because many of the dogs from Sacramento County were transferred to Miranda’s Rescue through a third party without the shelter’s knowledge, retrieving the dogs is legally complex, according to the release.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of retrieving

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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

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Ashley Turner said the doctors had told her family that her father was recovering quickly and, with hope, would get to go home after two more surgeries.

— Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Rescue divers searched for approximately 30 minutes before recovering Murphy's body about 65 feet out and bringing it to shore, according to the reports.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of recovering

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The next test is reclaiming the June peak near $148, and that test arrives fast, with second-quarter earnings due next week.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Instead, focus on reclaiming fundamental, free-flowing human movements to build true tissue resilience.

— Ginger Gentile, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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