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
  • Now that the spacecraft is active again, engineers will begin downloading health and safety information before retrieving data collected by its scientific instruments.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Video shows an officer retrieving the laptop and placing it in the back of a truck.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of retrieving
Verb
  • However, this vaccine involved recapturing animals four weeks on from their initial shot in order to administer the booster injection.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
  • In other words, there is no recapturing the mythological—and curiously innocent—gleam of earlier World Cup eras.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of recapturing
Verb
  • Brooks, who is recovering from back-to-back ACL injuries, took a kick return rep midway through practice and seemingly tripped with his momentum taking him head-first into rookie linebacker Jackson Kuwatch’s ankles.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026
  • The key thing when recovering from a mistake at work is to follow up with a verbal status report.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of recovering
Verb
  • For Lynnette Grey Bull, who is Northern Arapaho and Hunkpapa Lakota, returning to Colorado is less about reclaiming the past than about asserting the present.
    — Anna Alejo, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Subaru has finally found its stride in the EV market with the 2026 Uncharted GT, reclaiming its eco-friendly brand image.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of reclaiming
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“Reacquiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacquiring. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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