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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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

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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

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Kennedy has said that the campaign is aimed at preventing improper payments instead of recovering them after the fact, with the Administration increasingly using payment deferrals and pre-payment reviews of Medicaid claims.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 July 2026
Moton’s setback comes with starting left tackle Ikem Ekwonu still recovering from a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee.

— Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of recovering

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Defeating the dragon and reclaiming the treasure represents the restoration of order and the triumph of generosity over selfishness.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Drawing from her extensive background reporting from conflict zones and advising social-impact founders, Rowley emphasizes reclaiming personal and systemic narratives to shift culture, power, and policy.

— Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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